The Poetic Fantastic: Studies in an Evolving GenrePatrick Dennis Murphy, Vernon Hyles Bloomsbury Academic, 1989 M11 20 - 201 pages A groundbreaking contribution to the critical literature, this volume represents the most extensive study of the fantastic in poetry published to date. Designed to serve both as an introduction to and a historical overview of fantastic poetry in the Anglo-American tradition, the authors closely analyze specific periods and poems in order to illuminate more clearly the relationships among fantasty, the fantastic, science fiction, and poetry. The scope of the study is unusually broad and encompasses material from Spenser through the work of a wide range of contemporary American and British poets. |
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... myth in its reworking of the Orpheus and Eurydice story . As the Norton Anthology of English Literature introduction notes , “ other surviving lays share with Sir Orfeo a plot involving the supernatural , wedded or romantic love , and a ...
... myth . But it too has a feminist dimension as it emphasizes the role of women in Native Amer- ican myth , and could be read to some extent as a continuation of the evaluation of Native American cultures expressed in Al- ways Coming Home ...
... myth but also adopting the same caustic tone and streetwise diction . " Apples " ( 34-35 ) retells the temptation in the Garden of Eden , but with a twist . It is viewed as an opportunity for empowerment , with women taking control of ...
Contents
The Poetry of the Fantastic Vernon Hyles | 1 |
Poetry and the PreFantastic Peter Malekin | 11 |
Lamia as Muse Martha Nochimson | 29 |
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