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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"secondary worlds"”.
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Recovery, escape and consolation in the secondary worlds of The Lord of the Rings
… the fairy story needs to create a believable Secondary World that is separate from the Primary World in which we live. In fact, Tolkien does this on two levels: the Secondary World of Middle-earth, and the inner Secondary World of the Elves.
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Marvellous Secondary Worlds: A comparative study of C.S. Lewis's Narnia, J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, and Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea
… thesis, the nature and function of Marvellous Secondary worlds are examined by means of a comparative study of three Marvellous Secondary worlds: C. S. Lewis's Narnia, J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, and Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea. We consider the way in which Marvellous Secondary worlds may …
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The many worlds of Liz Jordan
My creative thesis, The Many Worlds of Liz Jordan, is an urban-portal fantasy about authors who travel to secondary worlds , experience stories 1 first-hand, and only then write them up as “fiction.” The work is influenced by a number of writers, such as Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman, and James …
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Twisting Tales: a guide to fairytale adaptation
… and a sense of place. W.H. Auden’s <em>Secondary Worlds</em> sheds light on how the development of a specific time and place for a fairytale adaptions can improve the story and lend a sense of believability to the narrative. In the midst of framing these fairytale adaptation guidelines …
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Exploring the tension between Coleridge's Poetic Faith and disbelief in the metatheatrical strategies used in a Mask, a Key and a Pair of Broken Wings
… concept of the division between the primary and secondary worlds allows the discussion of what the audience perceives. The key distinction between disbelief and poetic faith is the distinction between intellectual objection and emotional ascent to a secondary world. By discussing the tactics of …
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Meet Me in the Middle Ages: Engaging with fantasy, reality, and collaborative world-building
… critique and examine interactions with imaginary worlds created through stories which have real world outcomes. Finally, I describe examples from my project that relate to the themes of interactive stories, identity and community, and the cross-section of history and fiction present throughout the …