Bridges to Fantasy: Essays from the Eaton Conference on Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature (Alternatives)

Thirteen original essays written specifically for the second Eaton Conference on Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, held February 23–24, 1980, at the University of California, Riverside. These essays demonstrate the variety of fantasy forms and their pervasiveness throughout the ages and will stimulate further study of this complex and elusive mode. The essays—by Harold Bloom, writer and DeVane Professor of the Humanities at Yale University; Larry McCaffery, Assistant Professor of En­glish at San Diego State University; Marta E. S?nchez, Instructor of English at the University of California, San Diego; Arlen J. Hansen, Professor of English at the University of the Pacific, Stockton; David Clayton, Instructor of Comparative Literature at the University of California, San Diego; Robert Sale, writer and Professor of English at the University of Washington; G. Richard Thompson, Professor of English at Purdue Univer­sity, West Lafayette; Robert A. Collins, Coordinator of the an­nual Swann Conference on the Fantastic and Instructor at Flor­ida Atlantic University, Boca Raton; John Gerlach, Associate Professor of English at Cleveland State University; David Ket­terer, writer and Professor of English at Concordia University, Montreal; George R. Guffey, Professor of English at the Univer­sity of California, Los Angeles; Jack P. Rawlins, Associate Pro­fessor of English at California State University, Chico; and Gary Kern, writer and translator of early Soviet literature—examine fantasy on many levels of interest: as an element of human thought, as a constant factor in the social and intellectual environment, and as a generator of form in art and literature. Clinamen: Towards A Theory Of Fantasy / Harold Bloom -- Form, Formula, And Fantasy: Generative Structures In Contemporary Fiction / Larry Mccaffery -- A View From Inside The Fishbowl: Julio Cortázar's Axolotl / Marta E. Sánchez -- The Meeting Of Parallel Lines: Science, Fiction, And Science Fiction / Arlen J. Hansen -- On Realistic And Fantastic Discourse / David Clayton -- The Audience In Children's Literature / Roger Sale -- The Apparition Of This World: Transcendentalism And The American Ghost Story / G.r. Thompson -- Fantasy And Forestructures: The Effect Of Philosophical Climate Upon Perceptions Of The Fantastic / Robert A. Collins -- The Logic Of Wings: Garcia Márquez, Todorov, And The Endless Resources Of Fantasy / John Gerlach -- Power Fantasy In The Science Fiction Of Mark Twain / David Ketterer -- The Unconscious, Fantasy, And Science Fiction: Transformations In Bradbury's Martian Chronicles And Lem's Solaris / George R. Guffey -- Confronting The Alien: Fantasy And Antifantasy In Science Fiction Film And Literature / Jack P. Rawlins -- The Search For Fantasy: From Primitive Man To Pornography / Gary Kern. Edited By George E. Slusser, Eric S. Rabkin, And Robert Scholes. Written Specifically For The Second Eaton Conference On Science Fiction And Fantasy, Held February 23-24, 1980, At The University Of California, Riverside--introd. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.