Dunsany's other worlds: the prose fantasy of Lord Dunsany

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dc.contributor.advisorSvilpis, Janis E.
dc.contributor.authorPashka, Linda
dc.date.accessioned2005-07-21T21:45:22Z
dc.date.available2005-07-21T21:45:22Z
dc.date.issued1987
dc.descriptionBibliography: p. 94-98.en
dc.description.abstractLord Dunsany (1878-1957) creates non-realistic ''worlds" in which he examines some of the forces influencing his epoch, the early twentieth century. In his alternative, fantasy worlds, he reacts to modern society. His reaction is a conscious escape, but it is also a means of confronting squarely the evils--loneliness, repression, war--Dunsany perceived in his own world. The result in Dunsany's prose works are idyllic pastoral landscapes, but scenes of brutal killing and fear also occur. With such diverse approaches to fantasy and "reality," Dunsany's range of topics is wide and consequently his works are difficult to categorise. This thesis considers two important devices Dunsany uses to create fantastic worlds--the border and the dream. The approach to Dunsany is partly biographical--a search for and suggestion of what it was in Dunsany's life that caused, influenced and is reflected in his prose fantasies. A loosely psychoanalytical method is employed to aid in the consideration of themes in Dunsany's life and work, and some theories of fantasy are put forward to frame the discussion of Dunsany's works in terms of a real world/other world opposition.
dc.format.extentv, 98 leaves ; 30 cm.en
dc.identifier.citationPashka, L. (1987). Dunsany's other worlds: the prose fantasy of Lord Dunsany (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23248en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/23248
dc.identifier.isbn0315380608en
dc.identifier.lccPR 6007 U6 Z77 1988en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/23815
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
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dc.subject.lccPR 6007 U6 Z77 1988en
dc.subject.lcshDunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Baron, 1878-1957 - Criticism and interpretation
dc.titleDunsany's other worlds: the prose fantasy of Lord Dunsany
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineEnglish
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)
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ucalgary.thesis.accessionTheses Collection 58.002:Box 632 520541702
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