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Trajectories of the Fantastic: Selected Essays... by Michael A. Morrison
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- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Book Title
- Trajectories of the Fantastic: Selected Essays from the Fourteent
- Intended Audience
- Adults
- Genre
- Science Fiction
- ISBN
- 9780313296468
- Publication Name
- Trajectories of the Fantastic : Selected Essays from the Fourteenth International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts
- Item Length
- 9.2in
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing USA
- Series
- Contributions to the Study of Science Fiction and Fantasy Ser.
- Publication Year
- 1997
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6in
- Item Width
- 6.1in
- Item Weight
- 18.3 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 248 Pages
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The essays in this volume examine elements of the fantastic in a variety of media. From the fiction of Toni Morrison, Stephen King, and Chinua Achebe, to the rock songs of David Bowie, the fantastic is seen as adaptable to any art form. In an accessible manner, the contributors present fresh approaches to examining the elements of the fantastic in literature, film, music, and popular culture. The collection features an essay by Ursula K. Le Guin.
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Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
0313296464
ISBN-13
9780313296468
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Product Key Features
Publication Name
Trajectories of the Fantastic : Selected Essays from the Fourteenth International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Series
Contributions to the Study of Science Fiction and Fantasy Ser.
Publication Year
1997
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
248 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
18.3 Oz
Additional Product Features
Series Volume Number
Vol. 70
Number of Volumes
1 Vol.
Lc Classification Number
Nx650
Volume Number
70
Reviews
"...a colorful compilations of Fantastic analysis and criticism, an interpretative jigsaw puzzle of form and flavor....The overall impression is simply ove of Fantastic awe and appreciation." H-Net Reviewa in the Humanities and Social Science
Table of Content
Introduction The Kingdom of the Fantastic Changing Kingdoms by Ursula K. Le Guin Myth and Gender in SF and the Gothic No Paradise to Be Lost: Deconstructing the Myth of "Domestic Affection" in [Mary] Shelley's Frankenstein by Rosemary Hathaway Using the Fantastic to Disrupt the Domestic: An Examination of Marriage and Family in Angela Carter's Nights at the Circus and Wise Children by Anna Katsavos Androgyny and Difference in SF by Brian Attebery Androgynous Architecture: Fantasies of Genre-Bending in the British Gothic Novel by Tanya Gardiner-Scott Fantasy, Genre, and the Mainstream The Role of the Fantastic in African Narratives: From Sundiata to Things Fall Apart by William E. Mallory Behemyth Evolving: Whale/Ape/Rocket by Joseph Andriano Apocalyptic Grotesque: The Day of the Locust by Catherine Merrill Unraveling the Mystery of Toni Morrison's Beloved by Beverly Skinner King as Classic: Excellence, Relevance, Endurance by Edwin F. Casebeer The Seductive Doom in Young Adult Fantasy by Greer Watson Fantastic Rock The Moorcock/Hawkwind Connection: A Rock SF Multiverse by Michel Delville Future Legends: David Bowie and Science Fiction by Maureen King Cinema Fantastique I: Fantasy in Representation and Critique Architecture as Duality and Fantasy: Mise en Scene and Boundaries in Tim Burton's Films by Leonard G. Heldreth Beauty in the Beast: Technological Reanimation in the Contemporary Horror Film by Mark J. Charney Screening Desire: Posthuman Couplings in Atom Egoyan's Speaking Parts and David Cronenberg's Videodrome by Rob Latham Cinema Fantastique I: Twice Told Tales A Few Remarks about a Couple of Things: Hawkes and Carpenter Reconfigure Campbell by Michael A. Morrison Version/Inversion: Paranoia in Two Cases of Bodysnatching by Michael Collins Greek Gifts: Vision and Revision in the Two Nights of the Living Dead by Mary Pharr Index About the Contributors
Copyright Date
1997
Target Audience
College Audience
Topic
Science Fiction & Fantasy, General, History / General
Lccn
96-008428
Dewey Decimal
700
Dewey Edition
20
Genre
Art, Literary Criticism
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