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

In this 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 be used in order to explore certain aspects of reality highly effectively through themes and images characteristic of Marvellous fantasy. In the Introduction, the wide range of Secondary worlds in modern fantasy and the specific functions that Secondary worlds may fulfil is commented on. These analyses are then linked to a discussion of some of the central characteristics of Marvellous Secondary worlds.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of English Language and Literature

Year dc:date.issued

1986

Author dc:creator

• Wood, Felicity

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Cartwright, John

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22153

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/22153