Ethics and Form in Fantasy Literature, 1st ed. 2015
Tolkien, Rowling and Meyer

Language: English
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Ethics and Form in Fantasy Literature: Tolkien, Rowling and Meyer by Lykke Guanio-Uluru examines formal and ethical aspects of The Lord of the Rings , Harry Potter and the Twilight series in order to discover what best-selling fantasy texts can tell us about the values of contemporary Western culture.
1. Introduction
PART I: QUEST FANTASY
2. Ethics and Form in The Lord of the Rings
3. Ethics and Form in Harry Potter
4. Ethics and Form in the Quest-fantasy
PART II: PARANORMAL ROMANCE
5. Ethics and Form in Twilight
6. Comparisons and Conclusion
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography

Lykke Guanio-Uluru is Assistant Professor of Literature at Bergen University College, Norway, and has taught MA courses in Fantasy Literature and Literary Theory at the University of Oslo, Norway. Professional affiliations include the Nordic Network of Narrative Studies, the Ethics Programme at UiO, and DiGRA.