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Entering a fantasy world through its map
Göteborgs universitet.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0902-5637
2018 (English)In: Extrapolation, ISSN 0014-5483, E-ISSN 2047-7708, Vol. 59, no 1, p. 71-87Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

This essay demonstrates how we can gain critcal insights into a fantasy world by reading its accompanying map, using Ben McSweeney’s map from Brandon Sanderson’s The Rithmatst as an example. An analysis of the map’s topography, linguistc signs, and surround elements is carried out in terms of Denis Wood’s propositon that all maps have authors, subjects, and themes. The results show that even without reference to the text, the map comments on the fantasy world’s technological level, its colonial history, and the central conflict of the story. Interpretng the map also invites a broader examinaton of the relatonship between the fantastcal and the actual. © 2018 Liverpool University Press. All rights reserved.

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Liverpool University Press , 2018. Vol. 59, no 1, p. 71-87
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General Literature Studies
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Comparative Literature
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-86306DOI: 10.3828/extr.2018.5ISI: 000430576200004Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85045903410OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kau-86306DiVA, id: diva2:1606049
Available from: 2021-10-26 Created: 2021-10-26 Last updated: 2022-05-25Bibliographically approved

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