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Record ID marc_loc_updates/v38.i04.records.utf8:10462474:1757
Source Library of Congress
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LEADER: 01757cam a22003138a 4500
001 2009048221
003 DLC
005 20100119104503.0
008 091123s2010 ncu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2009048221
020 $a9780786446452 (softcover : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC
050 00 $aPR830.F3$bC36 2010
082 00 $a823/.0876609$222
100 1 $aCampbell, Lori M.
245 10 $aPortals of power :$bmagical agency and transformation in literary fantasy /$cLori M. Campbell.
260 $aJefferson, N.C. :$bMcFarland & Co., Publishers,$c2010.
263 $a1001
300 $ap. cm.
490 0 $aCritical explorations in science fiction and fantasy ;$v19
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aWomen and other magical creatures: portals in romance and fairy tale -- Charms, places, and little girls: portals in children's literature -- Haunted houses and the hidden self: portals in gothic, low fantasy, and science fiction -- Haunting history: the portal in modern/postmodern fantasy.
520 $a"This critical work explores the role of the portal in fantasy, investigating ways in which magical nexus points, and movement between worlds, are used to illustrate real-world power dynamics. Through an examination of high-low fantasy, fairy tales, literature, and science fiction, the portal is identified as an object (or person) of profound metaphorical and cultural significance"--Provided by publisher.
650 0 $aFantasy fiction, English$xHistory and criticism.
650 0 $aFantasy fiction, American$xHistory and criticism.
650 0 $aChange in literature.
650 0 $aAgent (Philosophy) in literature.
650 0 $aMagic in literature.
650 0 $aSupernatural in literature.