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Journal articles on the topic "Epic fantasy"

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Carroll, Siobhan Maria, and Edward Larkin. "Anthropocene Fantasy and Infrastructures of Exploitation." PMLA/Publications of the Modern Language Association of America 139, no. 2 (March 2024): 238–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1632/s0030812924000142.

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AbstractThis essay traces the emergence of Anthropocene fantasy through an analysis of three multivolume series—George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire, Robin Hobb's Realm of the Elderlings, and N. K. Jemisin's The Broken Earth. Each of these series repurposes the conventions of epic fantasy to analyze the ideological underpinnings of anthropogenic crisis. Among the most important tropes revised are fantasy infrastructures, which, in Anthropocene fantasy, frequently manifest a problematic division between the human and the nonhuman. Consequently, characters’ responses to these infrastructures often reflect these novels’ ecological politics. The surrender of agency associated with the abandonment of ancient infrastructures further indicates Anthropocene fantasy's interest in reimagining the individualistic mode of human agency that drives so many novel plotlines, fantasy and realist alike. Anthropocene fantasy's revision of its own problematic genre infrastructures thus has implications not only for the epic fantasy but for the novel form more broadly.

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Mateus, Rui. "Breaking the Borders of Fantasy Travelling through the Stillness in N. K. Jemisin’s Broken Earth Trilogy." Via Panoramica: Revista de Estudos Anglo-Americanos 10, no. 2 (2021): 45–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.21747/2182-9934/via10_2a3.

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As the genre of fantasy literature continues to grow, new authors strive to innovate and stray from the traditional principles that ruled it for many decades when epic fantasy was more prominent. Though epic features still remain a great part of the genre,the characteristics that rule fantasy worlds, stories, and characters have changed over time, bringing new aspects into the fold and introducing new voices. As academics attempt to categorize a genre as diverse as fantasy to better understand it and define it, authors continue to expand and mingle fantasy elements with components from other genres, especially science-fiction. The aim of this article is to identify how a taxonomy of fantasy can be used to understand the relation between the fantastic and the narrative. By analyzing N. K. Jemisin’s novels in the Broken Earthtrilogy throughFarah Mendlesohn’s categorization of fantasy proposed in Rhetorics of Fantasy(2008), the goal is to discover the aspects in which Jemisin brings innovation into the fantasy genre by applying elements from various categories.

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T, Nagammal. "Beliefs found in Silappathikaaram." International Research Journal of Tamil 4, S-8 (July 21, 2022): 222–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.34256/irjt22s832.

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The first epic to appear in Tamil was Silapathikaaram, composed by Ilangovadikal. It is an amalgamation of art, music, and drama. This is an epic that excels in language, content, literary style, and appreciation. Silapathikaaram is one of the twin epics that appeared in the second century AD. Faith is an expression of a person's inner feelings. Beliefs are created by people. The Epic explains what is happening in human life. Along with the mixture of fantasy, Silappathikaaram is an epic that embodies the epitome of human life. Beliefs are further developed by individual and community consciousness. Traditional beliefs are passed down from one generation to another over time. One of the hopes for human life can be said to be dreams. Beliefs have existed among people since ancient times. Every human being has different types of beliefs. Silapathikaaram is one of the best epics of femininity in the history of world literature. Beliefs influencing human life are also found in literature. The aim of this article is to examine the beliefs found in the first epic, Silapathikaaram.

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Maratova, Zhamal Zh, and Tatiana V. Nazarova. "W. Morris’s tradition in J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic fantasy." RUDN Journal of Studies in Literature and Journalism 25, no. 3 (December 15, 2020): 497–510. http://dx.doi.org/10.22363/2312-9220-2020-25-3-497-510.

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This article offers a comprehensive review of W. Morris influence on the epic fantasy of J.R.R. Tolkien. The purpose of the research is to reflect how Morris tradition influenced the development of Tolkiens fantastic prose - which later formed a separate subgenre of epic fantasy - and the whole fantasy genre. The objectives of the study include tracing the history of the development of fantastic element in literature - which served as a basis for the works of both authors - and finding poetological similarities and differences between W. Morris and J.R.R. Tolkien. The comparative study is based on the works of V. Gopman and K. Massey as well as on the original writings of Morris and Tolkien. The result of the study is the justification for W. Morris as the natural literary precursor of Tolkien. Based on the influence and partial borrowing of Morris imagery and motifs, Tolkin develops the theoretical foundation for the genre of magical fairy tale, which will later be called fantasy.

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Campos, Patrick. "The Fantasy-Adventure Films as Contemporary Epics, 2000-2007." Plaridel 6, no. 1 (February 1, 2009): 1–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.52518/2009.6.1-01cmps.

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This paper aims to compare the narrative form and themes of folk epic (as typified by Labaw Donggon) and the contemporary fantasy-adventure film (as typified by the four Enteng Kabisote films). Labaw Donggon, an epic from the Sulod society of Central Panay, possesses all the universally decipherable elements of the epic narrative. On the other hand, the Enteng Kabisote films’ narrative forms, themes, social contexts, and function may be generalized as applicable to most, if not all, of the other fantasy-adventure films at the turn of the century. The four films are found to be episodic like ethnoepics as they have loosely connected episodes, adventurous detours, and skirmishes forestalling a final battle. The contemporary fantasy-adventure film is also found to be cyclical with its repetitions and recreations, novel retellings, sequels and prequels, and the addition of new episodes and characters. As typified by the Enteng Kabisote films, the contemporary fantasy-adventure film perpetuates a narrow, even muddled, sense of nation. It has shrunk its vision into the comfort zone of the family, insecure about and unsure of the individual’s and the nation’s abilities to aspire for heroism and expansion. Instead of expanding the oft-repeated centrality of the family in the ethnoepic, the fantasy-adventure film has remained fixated on this theme and has neither widened, deepened, nor problematized it.

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Łaszkiewicz, Weronika. "Abandoning the Quest? High/Epic Fantasy and the Challenges of the Anthropocene." Atlantis. Journal of the Spanish Association for Anglo-American Studies 46, no. 1 (June 28, 2024): 131–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.28914/atlantis-2024-46.1.08.

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The aim of this article is to determine why the prototypical form of high/epic fantasy cannot effectively address the present environmental, social and political problems gathered under the umbrella term of the Anthropocene. Drawing on Marek Oziewicz’s concept of planetarianist fantasy and scholarship on the Anthropocene, as well as on examples of selected fantasy series (J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, Stephen R. Donaldson’s The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, Guy Gavriel Kay’s The Fionavar Tapestry, and Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time), this article investigates the sub-genre’s most persistent components and juxtaposes them against issues related to ethnicity, species interconnectedness, non-human agency, sustained urban development and urban ethics which are raised by Anthropocene debates. This analysis will illustrate why the form of high/epic fantasy requires reconfiguration so that it can continue to evolve together with the needs of contemporary readers.

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Dreier, Stephanie. "The ethics of urban and epic Russian fantasy." Canadian Slavonic Papers 60, no. 1-2 (April 3, 2018): 72–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00085006.2018.1435768.

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Măcineanu, Laura. "Feminine Hypostases in Epic Fantasy: Tolkien, Lewis, Rowling." Gender Studies 14, no. 1 (December 1, 2015): 68–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/genst-2016-0005.

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Abstract The paper identifies the types of female figures present in the works of three well-known fantasy writers, J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis and J.K. Rowling, discussing the ways in which these characters are presented, their relationship with other characters, and their role in the economy of the novel, which is more important than may appear from a first reading. It also tries to explain the reasons that prompted the above-mentioned authors to choose these female hypostases.

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McGurl, Mark. "Social Capital: Epic Fantasy and the Magical School." Genre 56, no. 1 (April 1, 2023): 109–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1215/00166928-10346860.

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Abstract The term “cultural capital” has entered the general lexicon of cultural criticism as a description of social prestige won through the acquisition of knowledge rather than monetary wealth. And, yet, for all its utility in delineating the form of value acquired by students in the study of literature in school, cultural capital has proven limited in its ability to explain the dynamics of the contemporary literary field at large. Addressing this limitation, this essay reintroduces a lesser-known term from the work of Pierre Bourdieu, “social capital,” exploring how it becomes strikingly visible in one of the dominant popular genres of our time, epic fantasy.

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Dr. Abdul Shakoor and Muhammad Tahir. "Elements of Fantasy in Arabic Literature after the Emergence of Islam: A Brief Review." Dareecha-e-Tahqeeq 3, no. 3 (January 16, 2023): 235–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.58760/dareechaetahqeeq.v3i3.68.

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Fantasy is an imaginative, unrealistic component of a story or tale which appears unusual and strange. It comprise of unbelievable actions and events. Its basic types are fable, epic, super heroic, chronological, romantic, scientific, fabulous, planetary fantasy, extra planetary, magical, adulthood, narcissist and idealist fantasies. The subject article is a discussion of literary importance of all types of fantasies in Arabic literature after the advent of Islam.

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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Epic fantasy"

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Crawford, Karie. "Turbulent times : epic fantasy in adolescent literature /." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2002. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd41.pdf.

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Crawford, Karie Eliza. "Turbulent Times: Epic Fantasy in Adolescent Literature." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2002. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/84.

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This thesis is a development of the theories presented by Carl Jung, Joseph Campbell, and Bruno Bettelheim concerning archetypes, the anima/animus concept, the Hero Cycle, and identity development through fairy tales. I argue that there are vital rites of passage missing in Anglo-Saxon culture, and while bibliotherapy cannot replace them, it can help adolescents synthesize their experiences. The theories of Jung, Campbell, and Bettelheim demonstrate this concept by defining segments of the story and how they apply to the reader. Because of the applicability, readers, despite their age, can use the examples in the book to help reconcile their own experiences and understand life as it relates to them. The works I examine include J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, Orson Scott Card's Alvin Maker series, J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea trilogy, and David Eddings' Belgariad. Though it is impossible to test the effects of reading such works on readers, the possibility of those effects exists. Bettelheim's work, The Uses of Enchantment, discusses similar themes and he provides scientific support through his use of anecdotal evidence. Following his example, I have tried to include evidence from my own life that exemplifies the effect reading epic fantasy has had on me. The aspects of epic fantasy in relation to going through adolescence I examine include the concept of responsibility and its relation to progress and maturity; gaining a social identity; and reconciling oneself to the dark side within and without, in society. These aspects are found within the superstructure of the Hero Cycle and the actions and motivations of the characters—archetypes—within the cycle. They are also present in real life and necessary concepts to understand to be accepted into society as a mature contributor.

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Freeman, Pamela. "Blood ties: and 'Kings. what a good idea' : monarchy in epic fantasy fiction." University of Technology, Sydney. Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/2100/403.

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The thesis Blood Ties is a novel in the epic fantasy tradition. It is intended to be the first of The Castings Trilogy. A synopsis of the second and third books of the trilogy is also included. The exegesis, “‘Kings. What a good idea.’: Monarchy in epic fantasy fiction”, examines some of the reasons writers from democratic countries may choose to use monarchical political structures in epic fantasy novels. It considers evidence from folktale research, primate behavioural studies, literary traditions, both ancient and modern, and the effect of religious doctrine and history on the symbolic role of the monarch. Folktales are found to have had very little effect on the role of kings in epic fantasy, which has been influenced by a combination of literary traditions, including the Arthurian saga and the historical romances of Sir Walter Scott. More profoundly, the meaning of the king’s role has been influenced by the Christian mythos in two ways: the king is a Christ surrogate who sacrifices his own safety for the good of the body politic and, in being successful against evil, restores a version of Paradise/Eden for his people.

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Palmer-Patel, C. "Resonance of the heroic epic : investigating the rhythm and shape of post-1990 American genre fantasy." Thesis, Lancaster University, 2017. http://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/85978/.

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While the long history of the fantastic is often critically examined, contemporary epic fantasy requires attention. This thesis will address a gap in genre scholarship and will focus on authors who have published from 1990 onwards. While this thesis will focus on close readings of a select few authors in order to delve into the complexity of these texts in greater detail, a wide sample of exemplars will be referred to, establishing the significance of this study on contemporary genre fantasy as a whole. This thesis introduces new ways of perceiving current productions of fantasy genre. It explores how the subgenre of heroic epic fantasy fiction exhibits a conscious awareness of its own form. By examining repetitive patterns of genre fantasy, the thesis argues that, rather than being simplistic, reductive, and formulaic, these structures create a layer of complexity and depth with each iteration. In doing so, heroic epic fantasy uses a resonance similar to that of epic mythology in order to create a new world with its own rational laws, one which follows the rationale of our own world. Thus, the thesis investigates structural and narrative patterns of heroic epic fantasy using models from science and philosophy. In this way, although the genre is generally viewed as irrational, the structure of the narrative reveals logical devices derived from real-world principles. Fantasy fiction is not an illogical form. It is, in fact, governed by a sense of rules and structure, one that reflects our current understanding of space-time and cosmology. More importantly, these real-world models are themselves an embedded facet of the narrative and essential to the way both story and character develops. Accordingly, the thesis depicts how these models are an integral part of the structure of heroic epic fantasy itself.

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Beeler, Christmas. "There and Back Again: Tolkien's Epic Writing and Revising Process Informs Composition Theory." VCU Scholars Compass, 2013. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/463.

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In an attempt to better understand writing as process, this thesis blends textual genetics with observations from the holograph manuscripts of J.R.R. Tolkien’s first chapter of The Lord of the Rings. Tracking his revisions demonstrates complex revision techniques that can inform composition theory—especially revision studies. Discussed are revision terms and their applications, several of Tolkien’s revisions and their significance, and textual genetics as a lens to better understand an author’s motivations and influences. Some largely uncharted territory for composition studies is explored through examining Tolkien’s unique and multifaceted use of visual images to aid his writing process. In addition, Tolkien’s novels were part of an ecosystem which influenced his view of the fantasy genre and vice versa. All of these observations have profound implications for understanding the development of a text and for teaching writing.

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Barbosa, Lima Eduardo. "Chronotope in western role-playing video games : an investigation of the generation of narrative meaning through its dialogical relationship with the heroic epic and fantasy." Thesis, Brunel University, 2016. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/16375.

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The development of the video game industry and the increasing popularity of the medium as a form of entertainment have led to significant developments in the discipline of game studies and a growing awareness of the cultural significance of video games as cultural artefacts. While much work has been done to understand the narrative aspect of games, there are still theoretical gaps on the understanding of how video games generate their narrative experience and how this experience is shaped by the player and the game as artefact. This interdisciplinary study investigates how meaning is created in Western Role Playing Games (WRPGs) video games by analysing the narrative strategies they employ in relation to those commonly used in Heroic Epic and Fantasy narratives. It adopts the Bakhtinian concepts of chronotope and dialogue as the main theoretical tools to examine the creation and integration of narratives in WRPGs with a special focus on the time-space perspective. Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Dragon Age Origins were chosen as representatives of the WRPG video game genre while Beowulf and the tale of Sigurd, as it appears in the Poetic Edda and the Volsung Saga, were chosen as representatives of the Heroic Epic poetic tradition. References are also made to Fantasy novels, especially the work of J.R.R. Tolkien. Textual analysis along with some techniques employed by researchers working with visual methodologies and compositional interpretation were used to analyse relevant aspects of the texts and games. The findings suggest that intertextual and genre materials considerably shape the narrative of WRPGs and exercise a profound dialogical effect on the ludonarrative harmony of the games investigated through their interaction with the game world and gameplay systems. This relationship is most visible in the chronotopic (time-space) aspect of the chosen games. The findings also suggest that Epic material dialogically orients the WRPG players' experience and adjusts their expectations and understanding of the fictional world. This study as well as the refining of chronotopic analytical tools to encompass chronotopic awareness, transportation, and flow may be of use in further chronotopic investigations of different games, literary genres, and/or other media artefacts.

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Hart-Moynihan, Luke. "The Táin." Digital Commons at Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School, 2021. https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/etd/969.

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The Táin (Myth / Epic Fantasy, Feature) - In mythic iron-age Ireland, an exiled king allies with a proud queen to steal a magic bull and retake his former kingdom, but his semi-divine foster-son stands in their way. Based on the Irish Epic Táin Bó Cúailnge.

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Lovela, Cecilia. "Female Resistance in a World of Epic Heroes and Legendary Adventures : A feminist reading of Rick Riordan’s The Lost Hero, inspired by Luce Irigaray’s “The Power of Discourse and the Subordination of the Feminine”." Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Engelska, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-38526.

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Literature is an important part of the curriculum of Swedish secondary school and The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan is a popular novel among teenagers in Stockholm. This creates an opportunity to look closer at the novel, and to investigate the narrative’s discussion of the female, and in this particular case, its depictions of the female characters. This essay will show that by reading the novel with a feminist approach, inspired by the work of Luce Irigaray, the narrative reveals cultural aspects that might work well as a ground for discussions in the classroom. This essay considers how the narrative allows for opportunities of female resistance. Without replacing the male on the frontier of adventure, and without betraying their femininity, the female characters of the novel manage to change the power dynamic of how they are perceived. The female protagonist, Piper, works as a gatekeeper for the female resistance, and eliminates – for the cause – unbeneficial female behaviours. A feminist approach is beneficial to the diversity that is expected in Swedish secondary school. In addition to already existing research on Riordan’s work, this essay helps justify why The Lost Hero is a good literary alternative for the classroom.

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Dorsten, Sara E. "Priest of Wisdom: A Historical Novel Studying Ancient Greek Culture through Creative Writing." Ohio Dominican University Honors Theses / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=oduhonors1430788202.

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Beaton, Elizabeth. "The machiavellian political influence in epic fantasy." Phd thesis, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/149801.

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Books on the topic "Epic fantasy"

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Adams, John Joseph. Epic: Legends of Fantasy. Edited by John Joseph Adams. San Francisco: Tachyon, 2012.

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Nŭktae. Illia: An epic fantasy = Ilya. Sŏul T'ŭkpyŏlsi: Sŏul Munhwasa, 2013.

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East, Carl. Epic Erotic Fantasy. Draft2digital, 2020.

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Hanson, Thordan, and Mark ONeill. Spirits Awaken: Epic Fantasy. Independently Published, 2016.

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Studio, Flame Tree. Epic Fantasy Short Stories. Flame Tree Publishing, 2019.

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Oblivion: An Epic Fantasy. Falbury Publishing, 2018.

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Wedgeworth, Anthony. Outraged: Epic Fantasy Adventures. Anthony G. Wedgeworth, 2017.

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Bowman-Smith, DJ. Blood Compass: Epic Fantasy. Pen Archer Ltd, 2020.

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Buckley, Jaime. Epic Fantasy Bundle #1. Perspicacious Publishing, 2014.

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Rothfuss, Patrick, George R. R. Martin, and John Joseph Adams. Epic: Legends of Fantasy. Tachyon Publications, 2012.

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Book chapters on the topic "Epic fantasy"

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Simone, Louise Pisano. "Magic as Privilege in Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson’s Wheel of Time Epic Fantasy Series." In Fantasy Literature, 157–71. Rotterdam: SensePublishers, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-758-0_11.

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Morris, Susana M. "Dreaming of Afrofuturism, Epic Fantasy, and Utopia in N. K. Jemisin’s Dreamblood Duology." In Race and Utopian Desire in American Literature and Society, 283–300. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19470-3_15.

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Palmer-Patel, C. "Perfect Epic Empires." In The Shape of Fantasy, 136–57. Routledge, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780429199264-9.

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Palmer-Patel, C. "Introduction – Defining Heroic Epic Fantasy." In The Shape of Fantasy, 1–18. Routledge, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780429199264-1.

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"IMAGINARY HISTORY AND EPIC FANTASY." In Epic Ambitions in Modern Times:, 143–58. Anthem Press, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv2vdbszf.13.

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"Epic Fantasy and Global Terrorism." In From Hobbits to Hollywood, 101–18. BRILL, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789401201513_011.

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Sturtevant, Paul B. "7. Defining the Epic: Medieval and Fantasy Epics." In The Return of the Epic Film, 110–28. Edinburgh University Press, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9780748684038-009.

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Weiner, Jesse. "Classical Epic and the Poetics of Modern Fantasy." In Classical Traditions in Modern Fantasy, 25–46. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190610050.003.0002.

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Potter, Amanda. "The Changing Faces of Heroism in Atlantis (2013–15)." In Epic Heroes on Screen, 125–40. Edinburgh University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.3366/edinburgh/9781474424516.003.0009.

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This chapter examines the BBC series Atlantis, a fantasy-adventure series set in ancient Greece. In addition to the male heroes Jason, Hercules, and Pythagoras, the series creates female models of heroism in its presentation of the mythological figures Medea, Ariadne, and Medusa. The series shows the complexities of heroism by letting its heroes change and grow over time. Through such a non-static depiction of heroism, viewers are able to relate to the characters in the series, something they have grown accustomed to do with other television stories. The series also shows the effect on heroes in a sustained narrative.

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Palmer-Patel, C. "Afterword – Probing the Potentials of the Heroic Epic Pattern with a Brief Look at Anne McCaffrey’s All the Weyrs of Pern (1991)." In The Shape of Fantasy, 175–80. Routledge, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780429199264-11.

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