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Alton Anne Hiebert Alton & Palumbo Donald E. Palumbo
Discworld and the Disciplines [EPUB ebook]
Critical Approaches to the Terry Pratchett Works

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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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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 244 ● ISBN 9781476616018 ● Editor Alton Anne Hiebert Alton & Palumbo Donald E. Palumbo ● Publisher McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers ● Published 2014 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 5898517 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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