He covers several books that are classics in the genre like John Crowley s Little, Big . Mr. Attebery thinks the power of story and characters give Fantasy a legitimacy for consideration. Lastly, the contributions of women authors to Fantasy have increased the genre s strength. Mr. Attebery thinks women have helped the genre by adding their unique points of view. He tells how women authors like Ursula K. LeGuin, Patricia McKillip, Andre Norton and many others have created female heroines of strength and intelligence to the genre.
Women add different stories than the standard male heroe.
Strategies of Fantasy by Brian Attebery is a fascinating book about the Fantasy genre. He develops many interesting ideas like a definition of Fantasy, the genre s relationship to literature and the contributions of women authors in the book. Readers will get valuable insights about Fantasy from reading this book. If you come across this book, be sure to read it. Used under License.