ENGL4876: Fantasy Literature (53141)

Reeves, Nancee

TR 2 :20 PM

Park Hall 259


This class will explore both the past and the future of fantasy, starting with the classics and then moving away from pure fantasy into worlds where science and fantasy blend. We will study the fantasy traditions of diverse cultures and people as well the biases, clashes, and strengths of the fantasy genre community.

Possible Texts:

Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James

A Deadly Education by Naomie Novick

The Changling by Victor Lavalle

All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders

Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

Nimona by Noelle Stevenson

The Fifth Season by M.K Jemisin

Paranesi by Susanna Clarke

Perdito Street Station by China Mieville

Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor

The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell

The Big Book of Classic Fantasy edited by Anne and Jeff VanderMeer

The Big Book of Modern Fantasy edited by Anne and Jeff VanderMeer