Fantasy Contributor(s): Furby, Jacqueline (Author), Hines, Claire (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415486882 ISBN-13: 9780415486880 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $31.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism - Social Science | Media Studies |
Dewey: 791.436 |
LCCN: 2011009247 |
Series: Routledge Film Guidebooks |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5" W x 7.6" (0.45 lbs) 200 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Fantasy addresses a previously neglected area within film studies. The book looks at the key aesthetics, themes, debates and issues at work within this popular genre and examines films and franchises that illustrate these concerns. Contemporary case studies include:
The authors also consider fantasy film and its relationship to myth, legend and fairy tale, examining its important role in contemporary culture. The book provides an historical overview of the genre, its influences and evolution, placing fantasy film within the socio-cultural contexts of production and consumption and with reference to relevant theory and critical debates. This is the perfect introduction to the world of fantasy film and investigates the links between fantasy film and gender, fantasy film and race, fantasy film and psychoanalysis, fantasy film and technology, fantasy film storytelling and spectacle, fantasy film and realism, fantasy film and adaptation, and fantasy film and time. |