"Transcending arguments over the definition of fantasy literature, [this book] introduces a ... new system of classification for the genre. Utilizing nearly two hundred examplkes of modern fantasy, [the] author ... uses this system to explore how fiction writers construct their …
"Transcending arguments over the definition of fantasy literature, [this book] introduces a ... new system of classification for the genre. Utilizing nearly two hundred examplkes of modern fantasy, [the] author ... uses this system to explore how fiction writers construct their …
A series of provocative essays on how the fantastic genres evolve and grow.
C.S. Lewis, fantasy novelist, literary scholar, and Christian apologist, is one of the most original and well-known literary figures of the twentieth century. As one who stood at the crossroads of Edwardian and modern thinking, he is often read as a sexist or even misogynistic m…
Introduction: Strange stories and the descent of mind -- Phylogeny recapitulates ontogeny : fantastic evolution and fairy science in The water-babies -- Developmental nonsense in the Alice tales -- Orality, print, and evolution in the Just so stories -- Becoming animal in The is…
This book illuminates the racialized nature of twenty-first century Western popular culture by exploring how discourses of race circulate in the Fantasy genre. It examines not only major texts in the genre, but also the impact of franchises, industry, editorial and authorial pra…
This book illuminates the racialized nature of twenty-first century Western popular culture by exploring how discourses of race circulate in the Fantasy genre. It examines not only major texts in the genre, but also the impact of franchises, industry, editorial and authorial pra…
Fantasy fiction into film: essays
"This work examines fantasy fiction, literal and figurative in fantastic film adaptation. Essays focus on movies and transformation and literal translation from text to film in the Lord of the Rings series, The Chronicles of Narnia, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Howl's Movi…
"This work examines fantasy fiction, literal and figurative in fantastic film adaptation. Essays focus on movies and transformation and literal translation from text to film in the Lord of the Rings series, The Chronicles of Narnia, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Howl's Movi…
"This work examines fantasy fiction, literal and figurative in fantastic film adaptation. Essays focus on movies and transformation and literal translation from text to film in the Lord of the Rings series, The Chronicles of Narnia, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Howl's Movi…
"This vibrant and timely collection of brand new essays explores the complete Harry Potter series. The volume presents a variety of critical essays by a range of scholars, providing students with much needed guidance on how to approach these immensely popular texts and films, an…
Contains 150 recipes inspired by the Harry Potter novels, with a guide to where the foods can be found in the books, including good food with bad relatives, treats from the train, the favorite cook's dishes, holiday fare, and more
Constructing Adolescence in Fantastic Realism examines those fundamental themes which inform our understanding of "the teenager"--Themes that emerge in both literary and cultural contexts. Models of adolescence do not arise solely from discourses of psychology, sociology, and ed…
"Constructing Adolescence in Fantastic Realism examines those fundamental themes which inform our understanding of "the teenager" - themes that emerge in both literary and cultural contexts. Models of adolescence do not arise solely from discourses of psychology, sociology, and …