Discworld and the Disciplines
Critical Approaches to the Terry Pratchett Works
Published on 2. May 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
244 pages
978-0-7864-7464-6 (ISBN)
Description
This collection of new essays applies a wide range of critical frameworks to the analysis of prolific fantasy author Terry Pratchett's Discworld books. Essays focus on topics such as Pratchett's treatment of noise and silence and their political implications; art as an anodyne for racial conflict; humor and cognitive debugging; visual semiotics; linguistic stylistics and readers' perspectives of word choice; and Derrida and the "monstrous Regiment of Women." The volume also includes an annotated bibliography of critical sources. The essays provide fresh perspectives on Pratchett's work, which has stealthily redefined both fantasy and humor for modern audiences.
Reviews / Votes
"a comprehensive, interesting and challenging collection"-SFRA Review; "this text is firmly rooted in a variety of critical approaches, and each essay demonstrates strong commitment to scholarship and academia...an excellent resource"-Children's Literature Association Quarterly; "an important addition to Pratchett scholarship and will be of interest to anyone doing critical work on Discworld"-Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts.More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Jefferson, NC
United States
Target group
Adult education
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
29 photos, notes, bibliographies, index
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
331 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7864-7464-6 (9780786474646)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Anne Hiebert Alton is a professor of English at Central Michigan University, where she teaches literature of all sorts. She lives in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. William C. Spruiell is an associate professor of English at Central Michigan University, where he teaches English linguistics, Old English, and science-fiction and fantasy literature. He lives in Mount Pleasant, Michigan.
Content
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
A Note on the Text
The Wee Free Men: Politics and the Art of Noise?Roderick McGillis
Coloring in Octarine: Visual Semiotics and Discworld?Anne Hiebert Alton
Tell It Slant: Of Gods, Philosophy and Politics in Terry Pratchett's Discworld ?Gray -Kochhar-Lindgren
The Watchman and the Hippopotamus: Art, Play and Otherness in Thud! delete?Caroline Webb
Counting Dangerous Beans: Pratchett, Style and the Utility of Premodified Bits delete deleteWilliam C. Spruiell
Debugging the Mind: The Rhetoric of Humor and the Poetics of Fantasy delete deleteGideon Haberkorn
Primary Bibliography of Terry Pratchett's Works Published in English
Annotated Critical Bibliography
About the Contributors
Index
Acknowledgments
Introduction
A Note on the Text
The Wee Free Men: Politics and the Art of Noise?Roderick McGillis
Coloring in Octarine: Visual Semiotics and Discworld?Anne Hiebert Alton
Tell It Slant: Of Gods, Philosophy and Politics in Terry Pratchett's Discworld ?Gray -Kochhar-Lindgren
The Watchman and the Hippopotamus: Art, Play and Otherness in Thud! delete?Caroline Webb
Counting Dangerous Beans: Pratchett, Style and the Utility of Premodified Bits delete deleteWilliam C. Spruiell
Debugging the Mind: The Rhetoric of Humor and the Poetics of Fantasy delete deleteGideon Haberkorn
Primary Bibliography of Terry Pratchett's Works Published in English
Annotated Critical Bibliography
About the Contributors
Index