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The Tropes of Fantasy Fiction by Gabrielle Lissauer

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The Tropes of Fantasy Fiction

by Gabrielle Lissauer

"Comparing various fantasy fiction stories, this book shows that it is not the tropes and clichés that make a story good or bad but how the author applies them.

Fantasy fiction, history and criticism Science fiction, history and criticism Fiction, technique Narration (rhetoric)
Author Gabrielle Lissauer
Published Dec
Format Book

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About The Tropes of Fantasy Fiction

"Comparing various fantasy fiction stories, this book shows that it is not the tropes and clichés that make a story good or bad but how the author applies them. The book also explores the concept of text versus meta-text--when the story's world and character actions contradict the reader's expectations based on the tropes being used"--

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