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FANTASY IN THE SELECT

CANADIAN ENGLISH NOVELSByMr. I. R. JARALI

UNDER THE GUIDENCE OF

DR. H. B. PATIL

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Introduction: Fantas y Fantas y is a t ype of fiction that ev ok e s wond e r, m yst e r y,or magic a s e ns e of possibilit y bey ond th e ordinar y,mat e rial, rationall y pr e dictabl e world in which w e live. Asa lit e rar y ge nr e , mod e rn fantas y is cl e arly r e late d to th e magic stori e s of m yth, l e ge nd, fair y tale , and folklor e from all o ve r th e world . The r e ar e also e le me nts of fantas y in eve n th e most r e alistic lit e ratur e , just asda ydr e am and imagination ho ve r at th e e dg e of our waking minds . Fantas y as a distinct lit e rar y ge nr e ,how eve r, ma y be st b e thought of as a fiction that e licitswond e r through e le me nts of th e su pe rnatural or impossibl e. It consciousl y br e aks fr ee from mundan e r e ality. (1-2)

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TYPES OF FANTASY

Ep ic Fantas yMythic Fantas y

Fair y-tal e Fantas yGothic Fantas yHigh Fantas yScie nc e Fantas y He roic Fantas yUrban Fantas y

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THE SELECT CANADIAN

ENGLISH NOVELSGuy Gavriel Kay:

The Wandering Fire(1986)

Tigana(1990)

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Kelley Armstrong

Bitten (2001)

S tolen (2002)

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De Lint Charles

Th e Onion Girl

(2001)

W idders h ins (2006)

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REVIEW OF THE RELEVANT

LITERATURESom e critics ha ve anal yze d th e s e s e le cte dno ve ls in diff e r e nt pe rs pe ctive but no on e hasstudi e d in th e cont ex t of fantas y.

No se rious stud y has tak e n p lac e in an y IndianUnive rsitie s r e garding in this dir e ction

The pr e s e nt stud y att e mp ts to anal yze the s e le ct no ve ls bas e d on th e te rm fantas y.

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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE RESEARCH

The pr e s e nt stud y will att e m p t to com pr e he ndthe f e atur e s of Fantas y as a lit e rar y ge nr e.

The primar y obj e ctive of th e stud y is anal yze the s e le ct Canadian English No ve ls in th e lightof th e te rm Fantas y.

It atte mp ts to provide a sustainabl e ,com pr e he nsi ve , and com parati ve argum e ntabout th e Fantas y in th e Canadian EnglishNo ve l in g e ne ral .

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Hypothesis

All the s e le ct no ve ls ar e promin e nt in th e us e of Fantas y is a basic h ypoth e sis of th e pr e s e nt stud y and th e tex tual anal ysis of the s e no ve ls will exp lor e in that dir e ction .

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Scope and Limitation of the

studyMany Canadian English Fictions us e the fantas y as a st ylistic tool to exp lor e the stor y line. It is not possibl e he r e to anal yze e ach no ve lfrom th e Canadian lit e ratur e; it will wide n th e sco pe of th e stud y.

The s e le ct no ve ls ar e promin e nt in th e us e of fantas y and can r ep r e s e nt th e Canadian EnglishFantas y No ve ls .

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Rationale and Significance of the

StudySe le cte d authors ar e promin e nt in th e Canadian English lit e ratur e and ha ve wonthe various pr e stigious awards for th e ir works . The s e le ct no ve ls ar e r ep r e s e ntati ve of fantas y fiction .

All the s e le ct no ve ls ar e e ithe r award-winning or nominat e d for various awardsand th ey exp lor e the fantas y in d e tail .

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Research Methodology

Analytical & Com parati ve me thods will b e us e dfor th e pr e s e nt r e s e arch work . The focus of th e stud y will be laid on th e

Primar y& S e condar y data, a vailabl e on th e subj e ct . The pr e s e nt r e s e arch work is int e nd e d to cr e at e the the or e tical fram e work and a pp ly it to th e

s e le ct no ve ls . In light of this m e thodolog y the following cha p te r sch e me will be prove d us e ful.

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Tentative Chapter SchemeCHAPTER I Introduction

A) Lif e and works of s e le ct no ve listsB) Aims and Obj e ctive s of th e Stud yC) Sco pe and limitations of th e Stud yD) Me thodolog y

E) Fantas y: Th e or e tical Fram e workCHAPTER II

Fantas y in Gu y Ga vrie l Ka ys S e le ct No ve lsCHAPTER III

Fantas y in Ke lley Armstrong s S e le ct No ve lsCHAPTER IV

Fantas y in Charl e s De Lints S e le ct No ve lsCHAPTER V

Conclusion

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Thus, th e pr e s e nt stud y is a mod e statt e mp t to d e al with th e s e le ct CanadianEnglish no ve ls in th e light of th e te rmfantas y.

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