Tropes - Books about Tropes, Fantasy Tropes, Trope Theorists, Tropes by Type, Aristotle, Cicero, Horned God, Metaphor, Metonymy, Bede, Hero (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 149. Chapters: Books about tropes, Fantasy tropes, Trope theorists, Tropes by type, Aristotle, Cicero, Horned God, Metaphor, Metonymy, Bede, Hero, Mana, Synecdoche, Isidore of Seville, Spirit possession, Quintilian, Giambattista Vico, Fantasy world, Shapeshifting, De Oratore, Philo, Magician, Irony, Orc, Elves in fantasy fiction and games, Magic sword, Magic in fiction, Magic ring, Familiar spirit, Petrus Ramus, Old One, Cloak of invisibility, Enchanted forest, Secret history, Portals in fiction, Quest, Fantasy tropes and conventions, Elder race, Hayden White, Tzvetan Todorov, Magic carpet, Gates of horn and ivory, Metahistory, Gerard Genette, A Band of Orcs, True name, Magic item, True names in popular culture, TV Tropes, Technomancy, Archmage, Thieves' guild, Prince Charming, Cornificius, Magi in fantasy fiction and games, Liminal being, Groupe u, Georgius Choeroboscus, Potion, Wainscot, Metaphor and metonymy, Locus amoenus, Cesar Chesneau Dumarsais, Tryphon, Hedge wizard, Tropological reading, Sentient weapon, Heinrich Lausberg. Excerpt: Shapeshifting is a common theme in mythology, folklore, and fairy tales. It is also found in epic poems, science fiction literature, fantasy literature, children's literature, Shakespearean comedy, ballet, film, television, comics, and video games. In its broadest sense, shapeshifting occurs when a being (usually human) either (1) has the ability to change its shape into that of another person, creature, or other entity or (2) finds its shape involuntarily changed by someone else. If the shape change is voluntary, its cause may be an act of will, a magic word or magic words, a potion, or a magic object. If the change is involuntary, its cause may be a curse or spell, a wizard's or magician's or fairy's help, a deity's will, a temporal change such as a full moon or nightfall, love, or death. Th...