The Fantastic: A Structural Approach to a Literary Genre
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''Introduction à la littérature fantastique'' (1970), translated as ''[[The Fantastic: A Structural Approach to a Literary Genre]]'' is a [[literary history]] book by [[Tzvetan Todorov]] in which he explores the notion of the French [[fantastique]]. | ''Introduction à la littérature fantastique'' (1970), translated as ''[[The Fantastic: A Structural Approach to a Literary Genre]]'' is a [[literary history]] book by [[Tzvetan Todorov]] in which he explores the notion of the French [[fantastique]]. | ||
+ | [[Tzvetan Todorov]] holds that [[fantastic literature]] involves an unresolved hesitation between a supernatural (or otherwise paranormal or impossible) solution and a psychological (or realistic) one. His term ''hesitation'' is reminiscent of the terms ''[[ambiguity]]'' and ''[[ambivalence]]'' used in the definition of the [[grotesque]]. | ||
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Introduction à la littérature fantastique (1970), translated as The Fantastic: A Structural Approach to a Literary Genre is a literary history book by Tzvetan Todorov in which he explores the notion of the French fantastique.
Tzvetan Todorov holds that fantastic literature involves an unresolved hesitation between a supernatural (or otherwise paranormal or impossible) solution and a psychological (or realistic) one. His term hesitation is reminiscent of the terms ambiguity and ambivalence used in the definition of the grotesque.
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