Being Alone: Experiences of Isolation in the Imaginary Worlds of His Dark Materials
Keywords:
fantasy fiction, isolation, parallel wordsAbstract
What follows concerns the extent to which isolation as a psychological experience is shaped by isolation in the physical sense, that is, the relationship between being alone and feeling alone. Because of its apparently unlimited freedom both to play with material settings and to explore the human consequences, fantasy fiction seems an appropriate context in which to consider this question.References
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Pullman, P. (2007a) His Dark Materials III: The Amber Spyglass. New York: Yearling.
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Pullman, P. (2007c) His Dark Materials II: The Subtle Knife. New York: Yearling.
Saler, M. (2012) As If: Modern Enchantment and the Literary Prehistory of Virtual Reality. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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2020-12-23
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