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Discworld and the Disciplines: Critical Approaches to the Terry Pratchett Works Paperback - 2014

by Anne Hiebert Alton (Editor); William C. Spruiell (Editor); Donald E. Palumbo (Editor)


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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.

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  • Title Discworld and the Disciplines: Critical Approaches to the Terry Pratchett Works
  • Author Anne Hiebert Alton (Editor); William C. Spruiell (Editor); Donald E. Palumbo (Editor)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition annotated editio
  • Pages 244
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher McFarland & Company
  • Date 2014
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780786474646 / 0786474645
  • Weight 0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.9 x 6 x 0.7 in (22.61 x 15.24 x 1.78 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Dewey Decimal Code 809.387

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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.
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