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Words in Fantasy

or Fantasy Words?Changes of Word Meanings

in Selected Works by Anne Bishop and Trudi

Canavan

Anna Kozowska, MASzkoa Wy sza Psychologii Spoecznej,Warsaw

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FANTASY

A fantasy text is a self-coherent narrative.

When set in this world, it tells a story which isimpossible in the world as we perceive it;

when set in an otherworld, that otherworld willbe impossible, though stories there may bepossible in its terms. J. Clute, 338

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DARK FANTASY

A tale which incorporates a sense ofhorror,but which is clearly fantasyrather than supernatural fiction. J. Clute,

249

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The Dark Lord (J. K. Rowling)The Darkness (A. Bishop)

A Black Jewel (A. Bishop) Black robes of the High Lord (T.

Canavan)

Black/higher magic (T. Canavan) Blood rituals (A. Bishop)

DARK BLACK

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A. Bishop

A Black-JeweledWarlord Prince wouldbe a formidable

enemy for a Red-Jeweled Priestess(DoB 22).

Thirteen uncut Black

Jewels, Jewels thatalready glittered withthe inner fire of aphysic bond (DoB36).

The Black Jewels

T. Canavan

Black robes? She hadnever seen a black-robed magician

before (MG 210). She stared at the black-

robed magician . . . Hewas the Guilds leader

(MG 450).

Blackwill always remindpeople ofblackmagic . . .

DARK BLACK

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A Pureblood, Half-blood, Mudblood(J. K. Rowling)

The Blood (A. Bishop)

Black/higher magic (T. Canavan)

The Blood rituals (A. Bishop)

The Blood were created to bethe caretakers of the Realms A. Bishop

DoB, 5.

BLOOD

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A. Bishop

By accepting herblood, Lucivarsurendered every

aspect of his beingfor all time. Shewould rule him, bodyand soul, mind and

Jewels (HtS 787). You need the blood.

Youre limpingagain . . . The bloodis strong, Saetan . . .And you need the

T. Canavan [Black magic] By using it,

a magician can takestrength from any living

creature, human oranimal (MG 456).

Today Tagin killed LordGorin, Lord Dirron, LordWinnel and Lady Ella.Will it end only when allmagicians are dead, orwill he not be satisfied

until all life has beendrained from the world?

BLACK-BLOOD

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A. Bishop

Saetan placed a dropofblood on the fouranchor threads that

held the web to itswooden frame.

The blood floweddown

the top threads, andupthe bottom threads.

Just as the dropsreached his ring,

Saetan lightly

T. Canavan Circlians hated

DreamweaversbecauseDreamweavers didntworship the gods.Dreamweavers hatedthe gods because theyhad killed their leader,

Mirar (PoW 4). Had he sent her thedream?If he had, he wasbreaking

a law punishable by

WEAVER OF DREAMS -DREAMWEAVER

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A figuredworld/

cultural model

Asituatedmeanin

g

Thestimulationof the mind

CHANGES of WORDMEANINGS

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Works Cited - Abbreviations

DoB Bishop, Anne. "Daughter of theBlood." The Black Jewels Trilogy. New

York: Roc, 2003.

HL Canavan, Trudi. The High Lord.London: Atom, 2007.

HtS - Bishop, Anne. "Heir to Shadows."

The Black Jewels Trilogy. New York :Roc,2003

MG Canavan, Trudi. The Magicians Guild.London: Atom, 2007.

PoW Canavan, Trudi. Priestess of the

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Thank youThank youfor the attentionfor the attention..

Anna Kozowska, MASzkoa Wy sza Psychologii Spoecznej,

Warsaw