| Visions of the Fantastic: Selected Essays from the Fifteenth International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts Contributor(s): Becker, Allienne R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0313297258 ISBN-13: 9780313297250 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 1996 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Science Fiction & Fantasy |
| Dewey: 809.915 |
| LCCN: 95039493 |
| Lexile Measure: 1390 |
| Series: Contributions to the Study of Science Fiction & Fantasy |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.10 lbs) 232 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |