20.500.12556/RUL-170714 The Opposite of Magical is Mankind: An Ecocritical Analysis of Maggie Stiefvater’s Dreamer Trilogy Nasprotno od čarobnega je človeštvo: Ekokritiška analiza zbirke The Dreamer Trilogy Maggie Stiefvater This master’s thesis deals with the ecocritical analysis of The Dreamer Trilogy, a book series by American writer Maggie Stiefvater. The first half of the thesis provides the theoretical overview of ecocriticism and a short introduction to the genre of fantasy. The overview consists of the definition of ecocriticism as a field of literary theory which focuses primarily on the relationship between humans and nature; a summary of the disagreements surrounding the naming of the field, its history and developmental stages; and the various theoretical approaches ecocriticism employs. Among them, deep ecology and social ecology are discussed more in detail due to their relevance for the analysis. The introduction to fantasy explores the origins of fantasy literature, from ancient storytelling to modern genre fiction, and delves into the subgenres which best describe The Dreamer Trilogy. The section ends with a subchapter dedicated to the defence of including fantasy literature in ecocritical analysis. In the second part, the thesis moves on to the interpretative ecocritical analysis of the three novels which make up The Dreamer Trilogy: Call Down the Hawk, Mister Impossible, and Greywaren. The focus is on ecocritical ideas and concepts present within the novels as well as on the way that the author incorporates them into the story. Special attention is paid to the relationship of humans to that which is other to them, including nonhuman animals, fantasy beings specific to The Dreamer Trilogy, and the environment. As dualistic world views are often considered the root cause for human exploitation of the environment, the analysis also focuses on the portrayal of the natural, human-made, and magical worlds, as well as on the differences and the connections between them. The thesis also discusses the use of fantasy elements in relation to complex environmental concepts, and how fantasy fiction can be employed to spread environmental awareness among readers who prefer genre fiction to realistic novels or nonfiction. Magistrsko delo se ukvarja z ekokritiško analizo zbirke The Dreamer Trilogy ameriške pisateljice Maggie Stiefvater. V prvi polovici magistrskega dela je podan teoretični pregled ekokritike in kratek uvod v fantazijski žanr. Teoretični pregled obsega opredelitev ekokritike kot področja literarne teorije, ki se primarno osredotoča na odnos med ljudmi in naravo, povzetek nestrinjanj glede poimenovanja samega področja, zgodovino in faze razvoja ekokritike ter njene številne metodološke pristope, izmed katerih sta zaradi svoje relevantnosti za analizo podrobneje predstavljena globoka ekologija in socialna ekologija. Uvod v fantazijo se potopi v zgodovino fantazijske književnosti, od njenih začetkov v starodavnih pripovedkah do moderne žanrske literature, in se osredotoča na literarne podzvrsti, ki najbolje opišejo zbirko The Dreamer Trilogy. Posebno podpoglavje je namenjeno tudi zagovoru vključevanja fantazijske književnosti v ekokritiške analize. V drugi polovici magistrskega dela sledi interpretativna ekokritiška analiza treh romanov, ki sestavljajo zbirko The Dreamer Trilogy: Call Down the Hawk, Mister Impossible in Greywaren. Posveča se ekokritiškim idejam in konceptom, ki so prisotni v romanih in temu, kako jih je avtorica vpletla v zgodbo, pri čemer je posebna pozornost namenjena odnosu ljudi do tistega, kar jim je tuje, vključno z nečloveškimi živalmi, fantazijskimi bitji, značilnimi za The Dreamer Trilogy, ter okoljem. Ker se dualistični pogled na svet pogosto obravnava kot temeljni vzrok za človeško izkoriščanje okolja, se analiza osredotoča tudi na to, kako so v romanih prikazani naravni, umetni in čarobni svet, ter na to, kakšne so razlike in povezave med njimi. Magistrsko delo govori tudi o fantazijskih elementih v povezavi s kompleksnimi okoljskimi koncepti in o tem, kako lahko fantazijsko književnost uporabljamo za širjenje ekološke ozaveščenosti med bralci, ki imajo raje žanrsko literaturo kot realistične romane in neleposlovna dela. ecocriticism nature environmental issues fantasy human-made magical world social ecology Maggie Stiefvater The Dreamer Trilogy ekokritika narava ekološki problemi fantazija umetno čarobni svet socialna ekologija Maggie Stiefvater The Dreamer Trilogy true false false Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Magistrsko delo/naloga 2025-07-13 08:16:27 2025-07-13 08:16:33 2025-07-22 09:26:28 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 0 0000-00-00 NiDoloceno NiDoloceno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 1970-01-01 582786 243308547 30526.pdf 30526.pdf 1 FB4D6E1345BA7C677E55C8757D1E1EEF f8504d6b802aaae7c701e156420361ced44daaed2751d9900512103d14b500cd fe413ffa-5fae-11f0-b232-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=212765 Filozofska fakulteta 0 0 0