Behind the Frontiers of the Real

A Definition of the Fantastic

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

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Beskrivning

This book offers a definition of the fantastic that establishes it as a discourse in constant intertextual relation with the construct of reality.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-03-20
Mått:148 x 210 x undefined mm
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:127
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783319737324
Originaltitel:Tras los límites de lo real. Una definición de lo fantástico

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David Roas is Associate Professor of Literary Theory and Comparative Literature at the Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain, where he directs the Grupo de Estudios sobre lo Fantástico (GEF; Research Group on the Fantastic) and Brumal. Research Journal on the Fantastic. As a leading specialist in the fantastic, he has devoted several works to the field; among the most influential are Teorías de lo fantastico (2001), Hoffmann en España. Recepción e influencias (2002), and La sombra del cuervo. Edgar Allan Poe y la literatura fantástica española del siglo XIX (2011). He also writes short stories, such as Horrores cotidianos (2007), Distorsiones (2010; winner of The Eighth Annual Setenil Award for best Spanish book of stories), and Bienvenidos a Incaland® (2014).