Date of Award
5-2018
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
English
Committee Member
Keith Morris, Committee Chair
Committee Member
Nic Brown
Committee Member
Dr. Austin Gorman
Abstract
The primary content of this creative thesis is a portion of a manuscript: the prologue and first two chapters of a novel to be called Dendarian: A Young Man’s Quest, which could be considered a work of literary fantasy. Secondarily, this thesis contains a critical essay entitled “The Functions of Fairy Tales,” which explores the ways in which the fairy tale form has been used in recent years by various authors to address social and philosophical issues. This essay sheds light on my own creative work in that Dendarian attempts on several levels to explore cultural values within Western society.
Recommended Citation
Atkinson, Daniel, "Dendarian: A Young Man's Quest & The Functions of Fairy Tales" (2018). All Theses. 2813.
https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/all_theses/2813