A Quest of Her Own Essays on the Female Hero in Modern Fantasy |
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| Author:
| Campbell, Lori M. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7864-7766-1 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2014 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95USD $3.00 |
Book Description:
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Defines the unique qualities of female heroism in literary fantasy from Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings in the 1950s to the present. Building upon traditional definitions of the hero in myth and folklore as the root genres of modern fantasy, the essays provide a multi-faceted view of an important fantasy character type who begins to demonstrate a significant presence only in the latter 20th century.
Defines the unique qualities of female heroism in literary fantasy from Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings in the 1950s to the present. Building upon traditional definitions of the hero in myth and folklore as the root genres of modern fantasy, the essays provide a multi-faceted view of an important fantasy character type who begins to demonstrate a significant presence only in the latter 20th century.