A critical companion to Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere /
Fantasy author Neil Gaimans 1996 novel Neverwhere is not just a marvelous self-contained novel, but a terrifically useful text for introducing students to fantasy as a genre and issues of adaptation. Jeffrey Andrew Weinstocks briskly written A Critical Companion to Neil Gaimans Neverwhere offers an...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
[2022].
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| Series: | Palgrave science fiction and fantasy : a new canon.
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| Summary: | Fantasy author Neil Gaimans 1996 novel Neverwhere is not just a marvelous self-contained novel, but a terrifically useful text for introducing students to fantasy as a genre and issues of adaptation. Jeffrey Andrew Weinstocks briskly written A Critical Companion to Neil Gaimans Neverwhere offers an introduction to the work,; situates it in relation to the fantasy genre, with attention in particular to the Heros Journey, urban fantasy, word play, social critique and contemporary fantasy trends and explores it as a case study in transmedial adaptation. The study ends with an interview with Neil Gaiman that addresses the novel and a bibliography of scholarly works on Gaiman. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 96 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9783030964573 3030964574 |