VISIONS OF THE FANTASTIC by Allienne R. Becker ( 9780313297250 )

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Title:

VISIONS OF THE FANTASTIC
SELECTED ESSAYS FROM THE FIFTEENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE FANTASTIC IN THE ARTS

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0313297258

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9780313297250

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Publisher:

ABC-CLIO

Pub. date:

30 December, 1996

Series:

Contributions to the Study of Science Fiction & Fantasy No. 68.

Pages:

232

Description:

This collection of essays explores the fantastic in world literature, art, theatre, film and popular culture. It contains artwork by Edward Carlos and essays by James W. Flannery and Brian Aldiss. It also includes a discussion of the Internet.

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This exciting collection of essays explores the fantastic in world literature, art, theater, film, and popular culture. Highlights include artwork by Edward Carlos and the essay Staging the Phantasmagorical: The Theatrical Challenges and Rewards of William Butler Yeats by internationally acclaimed Yeats scholar James W. Flannery. Readers will be delighted by the wit of British author Brian Aldiss in his essay If Hamlet's Uncle Had Been a Nicer Guy. From new insights into the connections between Dracula and Frankenstein to a discussion of the Internet, the lively volume offers a diverse look at fantasy and science fiction.

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Greenwood Press

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