Of Sex and Faerie: further essays on Genre Fiction
| Author | : John Lennard |
| Publisher | : Lulu.com |
| Total Pages | : 398 |
| Release | : 2010 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781847601735 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1847601731 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (731 Downloads) |
Download or read book Of Sex and Faerie: further essays on Genre Fiction written by John Lennard and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking up where Of Modern Dragons (2007) left off, these essays continue Lennard's investigation of the praxis of serial reading and the best genre fi ction of recent decades, including work by Bill James, Walter Mosley, Lois Mcmaster Bujold, and Ursula K. Le Guin. There are groundbreaking studies of contemporary paranormal romance, and of Hornblower's transition to space, while the fi nal essay deals with the phenomenon and explosive growth of fanfi ction, and with the increasingly empowered status of the reader in a digital world. There is an extensive bibliography of genre and critical work, with eight illustrations.
