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Hume, Kathryn was born on December 10, 1945 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of John Withers and Fredna (Tweedt) Irvine.
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Fantasy and Mimesis: Response to Reality in Western Literature
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Fantasy and Mimesis (Routledge Revivals): Responses to Reality in Western Literature
( Since Plato and Aristotle’s declaration of the essence ...)
Since Plato and Aristotle’s declaration of the essence of literature as imitation, western narrative has been traditionally discussed in mimetic terms. Marginalized fantasy- the deliberate from reality – has become the hidden face of fiction, identified by most critics as a minor genre. First published in 1984, this book rejects generic definitions of fantasy, arguing that it is not a separate or even separable strain in literary practice, but rather an impulse as significant as that of mimesis. Together, fantasy and mimesis are the twin impulses behind literary creation. In an analysis that ranges from the Icelandic sagas to science fiction, from Malory to pulp romance, Kathryn Hume systematically examines the various ways in which fantasy and mimesis contribute to literary representations of reality. A detailed and comprehensive title, this reissue will be of particular value to undergraduate literature students with an interest in literary genres and the centrality of literature to the creative imagination.
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- The Owl and the Nightingale: The Poem and Its Critics (Book by Hume, Kathryn)
- (American Dream, American Nightmare: Fiction Since 1960) Author: Kathryn Hume published on (January, 2002)
- American Dream, American Nightmare: FICTION SINCE 1960 (A celebration of contemporary American fiction. It explor...)
- Fantasy and Mimesis: Responses to Reality in Western Literature ("rejects generic definitions of fantasy, arguing tha...)
Kathryn Hume
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AB, Harvard University, 1967; Master of Arts, University of Pennsylvania, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania, 1971.
Career
Lecturer in English, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1969-1973; assistant Professor of English, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1973-1977; associate Professor of English, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1977-1986; Professor of English, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1986-1993; distinguished professor, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, since 1993.
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Fantasy and Mimesis: Responses to Reality in Western Literature
("rejects generic definitions of fantasy, arguing that it ...)
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Fantasy and Mimesis (Routledge Revivals): Responses to Reality in Western Literature
( Since Plato and Aristotle’s declaration of the essence ...)
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American Dream, American Nightmare: FICTION SINCE 1960
(A celebration of contemporary American fiction. It explor...)
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The Owl and the Nightingale: The Poem and Its Critics
(Book by Hume, Kathryn)
- (American Dream, American Nightmare: Fiction Since 1960) Author: Kathryn Hume published on (January, 2002)
- Fantasy and Mimesis: Response to Reality in Western Literature
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Fantasy and Mimesis: Responses to Reality in Western Literature
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Married Robert David Hume, June 18, 1966.
