A Quest of Her Own
Essays on the Female Hero in Modern Fantasy| By: | Lori M. Campbell |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers |
| Print ISBN: | 9780786477661 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781476617633 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Copyright: | 2014 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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This collection of new essays seeks to define the unique qualities of female heroism in literary fantasy from Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings in the 1950s through the present. Building upon traditional definitions of the hero in myth and folklore as the root genres of modern fantasy, the essays provide a multi-faceted view of an important fantasy character type who begins to demonstrate a significant presence only in the latter 20th century. The essays contribute to the empowerment and development of the female hero as an archetype in her own right.