Fantasy

ISBN-13: 9781138677029 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 196 str.

Lucie Armitt

Opis

Covering literature, film, television, ballet, light opera and visual art and featuring a historical overview from Ovid to the Toy Story franchise, Fantasy takes the reader through the key landmark moments in the development of fantasy criticism.

Spis treści

1. Defining Fantasy  2. A Historical Overview of Fantasy: Ovid to Game Boy  3. Animal Fantasy for Children  4. Fantasy Quests  5. Fantasy and Politics  6. Fantasy and the Erotic 

O autorze

Lucie Armitt is Professor of Contemporary English Literature at the University of Lincoln, UK. She has been researching and publishing in the field of fantasy since 1991 and is the author of several books, articles and book chapters on the subject. She is especially interested in the influence fantasy has upon culture in general and the important role it plays in our understanding of the real.