Cutting across the wide field of 'fantastic' literature, Professor Brooke-Rose examines in a clear and precise way the essential differences between several 'fantastic' narratives against the background of realistic fiction. In doing so, she employs many of the methods of modern literary theory whilst retaining a sharp critical intuition.

Cutting across the wide field of 'fantastic' literature, Professor Brooke-Rose examines the essential differences between several 'fantastic' narratives against the background of realistic fiction.