Barbora Vinczeová
A Journey Beyond Reality
Číslo: 1/2016
Periodikum: Prague Journal of English Studies
Klíčová slova: Tanith Lee; style; themes; contemporary; literature
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Anotace:
Tanith Lee was a “highly decorated writer” (Chappell 1) whose work ranged from
science-fi ction, through fantasy and children’s literature to contemporary and detective
novels. Although she published more than ninety novels and three hundred short stories,
her audience has diminished through the years, aff ecting also the academic interest in
her works. e aims of this article are to provide a literary analysis of one of her most
famous novels, Night’s Master, and answer the question of why readers describe her
prose as “lush” and “poetic”; and also interpret the recurring symbolism and themes
of beauty, sexuality and metamorphosis in the work. is article also highlights the
similarities between the novel and fairy tales in regard of numeric symbolism and
morals.
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science-fi ction, through fantasy and children’s literature to contemporary and detective
novels. Although she published more than ninety novels and three hundred short stories,
her audience has diminished through the years, aff ecting also the academic interest in
her works. e aims of this article are to provide a literary analysis of one of her most
famous novels, Night’s Master, and answer the question of why readers describe her
prose as “lush” and “poetic”; and also interpret the recurring symbolism and themes
of beauty, sexuality and metamorphosis in the work. is article also highlights the
similarities between the novel and fairy tales in regard of numeric symbolism and
morals.