On the Fringe between Fantasy and Fantastique/Gothic Fiction: the Invention of Urban Fantasy Cover Image

На границе между фэнтези и фантастическим/готикой: изобретение городского фэнтези
On the Fringe between Fantasy and Fantastique/Gothic Fiction: the Invention of Urban Fantasy

Author(s): Bergue Viviane
Subject(s): Fiction, Novel, Other Language Literature, Theory of Literature
Published by: Instytut Polsko-Rosyjski
Keywords: Gothic; Urban Fantasy; Fantastique; Charles de Lint.;

Summary/Abstract: Urban Fantasy is a problematic sub-genre as it challenges the borders between Fantasy and Fantastique/Gothic fiction. Indeed, just like the latter, it is based on the manifestations of the supernatural into our world, potentially creating a confrontation between this world and the magical one. This article examines how Charles de Lint has invented the sub-genre with his novel Moonheart and, through a close analysis of his work, aims at identifying what differentiates Fantasy from Gothic in Urban Fantasy.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 6
  • Page Range: 46-60
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: English