Palgrave Science Fiction and Fantasy: A New Canon

Weinstock, Jeffrey Andrew

Fantasy author Neil Gaiman’s 1996 novel Neverwhere is not just a marvelous self-contained novel, but a terrifically useful text for introducing students to fantasy as a genre and issues of adaptation. Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock’s briskly written A Critical Companion to Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere offers an introduction to the work; situates it in relation to the fantasy genre, with attention in particular to the Hero’s Journey, urban fantasy, word play, social critique, and contemporary fantasy trends; and explores it as a case study in transmedial adaptation. The study ends with an interview with Neil Gaiman that addresses the novel and a bibliography of scholarly works on Gaiman.  

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2022-06-01

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9783030964573

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-96458-0

Dimensions: 210cm x148cm

Pages: 96