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Empires of the Imagination

- A Critical Survey of Fantasy Cinema from Georges Melies to The Lord of the Rings
Af: Alec Worley Engelsk Paperback

Empires of the Imagination

- A Critical Survey of Fantasy Cinema from Georges Melies to The Lord of the Rings
Af: Alec Worley Engelsk Paperback
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The warlocks and ghosts of fantasy film haunt our popular culture, but the genre has too long been ignored by critics. This comprehensive critical survey of fantasy cinema demonstrates that the fantasy genre amounts to more than escapism. Through a meticulously researched analysis of more than a century of fantasy pictures--from the seminal work of Georges Melies to Peter Jackson''s recent tours of Middle-earth--the work identifies narrative strategies and their recurring components and studies patterns of challenge and return, setting and character.

First addressing the difficult task of defining the genre, the work examines fantasy as a cultural force in both film and literature and explores its relation to science fiction, horror, and fairy tales. Fantasy''s development is traced from the first days of film, with emphasis on how the evolving genre reflected such events as economic depression and war. Also considered is fantasy''s expression of politics, as either the subject of satire or fuel for the fires of propaganda. Discussion ventures into the subgenres, from stories of invented lands inhabited by fantastic creatures to magical adventures set in the familiar world, and addresses clashes between fantasy and faith, such as the religious opposition to the Harry Potter phenomenon. From the money-making classics to little-known arthouse films, this richly illustrated work covers every aspect of fantasy film.

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The warlocks and ghosts of fantasy film haunt our popular culture, but the genre has too long been ignored by critics. This comprehensive critical survey of fantasy cinema demonstrates that the fantasy genre amounts to more than escapism. Through a meticulously researched analysis of more than a century of fantasy pictures--from the seminal work of Georges Melies to Peter Jackson''s recent tours of Middle-earth--the work identifies narrative strategies and their recurring components and studies patterns of challenge and return, setting and character.

First addressing the difficult task of defining the genre, the work examines fantasy as a cultural force in both film and literature and explores its relation to science fiction, horror, and fairy tales. Fantasy''s development is traced from the first days of film, with emphasis on how the evolving genre reflected such events as economic depression and war. Also considered is fantasy''s expression of politics, as either the subject of satire or fuel for the fires of propaganda. Discussion ventures into the subgenres, from stories of invented lands inhabited by fantastic creatures to magical adventures set in the familiar world, and addresses clashes between fantasy and faith, such as the religious opposition to the Harry Potter phenomenon. From the money-making classics to little-known arthouse films, this richly illustrated work covers every aspect of fantasy film.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 304
ISBN-13: 9781476681375
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1476681376
Kategori: Filmhistorie, teori & kritik
Udg. Dato: 13 feb 2020
Længde: 15mm
Bredde: 178mm
Højde: 254mm
Forlag: McFarland & Co Inc
Oplagsdato: 13 feb 2020
Forfatter(e): Alec Worley
Forfatter(e) Alec Worley

Kategori Filmhistorie, teori & kritik

ISBN-13 9781476681375

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 304

Udgave

Længde 15mm

Bredde 178mm

Højde 254mm

Udg. Dato 13 feb 2020

Oplagsdato 13 feb 2020

Forlag McFarland & Co Inc

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