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Weird Fiction: A Genre Study presents a comprehensive, contemporary analysis of the genre of weird fiction by identifying the concepts that influence and produce it. Focusing on the sources of narrative content—how the content is produced and what makes something weird—Michael Cisco engages with theories from Deleuze and Guattari to explain how genres work and to understand the relationship between identity and the ordinary. Cisco also uses these theories to examine the supernatural not merely as a horde of tropes, but as a recognition of the infinity of experience in defiance of limiting norms. The book also traces the sociopolitical implications of weird fiction, studying the differentiation of major and minor literatures. Through an articulated theoretical model and close textual analysis, readers will learn not only what weird fiction is, but how and why it is produced.

Paranormal fiction --- Gothic fiction (Literary genre) --- Science fiction --- History and criticism. --- Gothic horror tales (Literary genre) --- Gothic novels (Literary genre) --- Gothic romances (Literary genre) --- Gothic tales (Literary genre) --- Romances, Gothic (Literary genre) --- Detective and mystery stories --- Horror tales --- Suspense fiction --- Occult fiction --- Occult stories --- Occultism --- Paranormal stories --- Parapsychology --- Supernatural --- Witchcraft --- Fiction --- Metaphysics. --- Metaphysics --- Research. --- Philosophy --- God --- Ontology --- Philosophy of mind --- Fiction. --- Literature, Modern --- Literature --- Goth culture (Subculture). --- Fiction Literature. --- Contemporary Literature. --- Literary Criticism. --- Gothic Studies. --- Gothic culture (Subculture) --- Subculture --- Appraisal of books --- Books --- Evaluation of literature --- Criticism --- Literary style --- Metafiction --- Novellas (Short novels) --- Novels --- Stories --- Novelists --- 20th century. --- 21st century. --- Appraisal --- Evaluation

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Weird Fiction: A Genre Study presents a comprehensive, contemporary analysis of the genre of weird fiction by identifying the concepts that influence and produce it. Focusing on the sources of narrative content-how the content is produced and what makes something weird-Michael Cisco engages with theories from Deleuze and Guattari to explain how genres work and to understand the relationship between identity and the ordinary. Cisco also uses these theories to examine the supernatural not merely as a horde of tropes, but as a recognition of the infinity of experience in defiance of limiting norms. The book also traces the sociopolitical implications of weird fiction, studying the differentiation of major and minor literatures. Through an articulated theoretical model and close textual analysis, readers will learn not only what weird fiction is, but how and why it is produced.

Metaphysics --- Sociology of culture --- Fiction --- Literature --- Gothic --- literatuur --- literatuurgeschiedenis --- metafysica --- fantasie (verbeelding) --- anno 1900-1999

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