Fantasy

__Fantasy__ provides an invaluable and accessible guide to the study of this fascinating field. Covering literature, film, television, ballet, light opera and visual art and featuring a historical overview from Ovid to the __Toy Story__ franchise, this book takes the reader through the key landmark moments in the development of fantasy criticism. This comprehensive guide examines fantasy and politics, fantasy and the erotic, quest narratives and animal fantasy for children. The versatility and cultural significance of fantasy is explored, alongside the important role fantasy plays in our understanding of ‘the real’, from childhood onwards. Written in a clear, engaging style and featuring an extensive glossary of terms, this is the essential introduction to Fantasy. Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents List of figures Acknowledgements 1. Defining fantasy What is fantasy? Portals and entry-points Desire and loss Magic or illusion? Animation: the case of Toy Story 3 2. A historical overview of fantasy: From Ovid to Game Boy ‘Orpheus and Eurydice’ The One Thousand and One Nights The Fairy Queen Dance, music and toys Early cinema and special effects Fantasy television and the hand-held screen 3. Animal fantasy for children Mickey Mouse Fantasy animals as moral instructors Animal tricksters Fantasy bears Hedgerow fantasy Farmyard and field fantasy 4. Fantasy quests The epic quest Quests for self-knowledge and social knowledge Death and the shadow-self Totemic objects Monsters 5. Fantasy and politics Problematic politics in classic children’s fantasy Comics and global animosity Political dystopias I: Nineteen Eighty-Four and ‘Escape from Spiderhead’ Political dystopias II: The Handmaid’s Tale and Oryx and Crake The feminist utopia 6. Fantasy and the erotic Fantasy versus sexual fantasy Victorian erotic fantasy Twentieth-century pornotopias of death Woman-centred desire Carnivorous sexual fantasy Conclusion Glossary References Index "Fantasy" ofrece una guía inestimable y accesible para el estudio de este fascinante campo. Abarcando la literatura, el cine, la televisión, el ballet, la ópera ligera y el arte visual, y presentando una visión histórica desde Ovidio hasta la franquicia de Toy Story, este libro lleva al lector a través de los momentos clave del desarrollo de la crítica de la fantasía. Esta completa guía examina la fantasía y la política, la fantasía y lo erótico, las narrativas de búsqueda y la fantasía animal para niños. Se explora la versatilidad y el significado cultural de la fantasía, junto con el importante papel que ésta desempeña en nuestra comprensión de "lo real", desde la infancia. Escrito con un estilo claro y atractivo y con un amplio glosario de términos, es la introducción esencial a la fantasía Fantasy provides an invaluable and accessible guide to the study of this fascinating field. 0Covering literature, film, television, ballet, light opera and visual art and featuring a historical overview from Ovid to the Toy Story franchise, this book takes the reader through the key landmark moments in the development of fantasy criticism. This comprehensive guide examines fantasy and politics, fantasy and the erotic, quest narratives and animal fantasy for children. The versatility and cultural significance of fantasy is explored, alongside the important role fantasy plays in our understanding of 'the real', from childhood onwards. Written in a clear, engaging style and featuring an extensive glossary of terms, this is the essential introduction to Fantasy 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.