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Švantner, horror, fantasy: genre parameters [PDF]
Slovenska Literatura, 2012 The analysis of the texts in the study seeks to prove the hypothesis that most of František Švantner´s short stories from the collection Malka (1942) belong to the genre of fantasy as it is defined by Tzvetan Todorov: the endings of most stories leave ...
Tomáš Horváth
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Fantasy (Routledge Film Guidebooks)
, 2011 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.
Hines, Claire, Furby, Jacqueline
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GENRE FEATURES OF THE NOVEL BY K. S. LEWIS ‘SPACE TRILOGY’
Вестник Российского экономического университета имени Г. В. Плеханова, 2017 The article using the example of K. S. Lewis novel ‘Space Trilogy’ deals with such literary genre as science fiction and fantasy. The authors pay special attention to assessment of genre specificities of the novel by Russian and foreign literary critics.
Lyudmila N. Efimova +1 more
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Outlandish creatures and genre crossover in young adult liminal fantasy: a Deleuzian perspective
Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, 2023 This study employs Deleuze’s concept of “deterritorialisation” to examine how young adult liminal fantasy can blend genre expectations and engage in environmental enquiry for a young adult audience. The term “outlandish creatures” is introduced to denote
Chengcheng You
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La matière féerique dans Salammbô
Flaubert: Revue Critique et Génétique, 2014 This article approaches Flaubert’s historical novel Salammbô from the perspective of fantasy. We postulate that Flaubert, who was highly inspired by this popular theatrical genre, takes fantasy as a model for his deconstruction of the writing of History.
Gesine Hindemith
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W. Morris’s tradition in J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic fantasy
RUDN Journal of Studies in Literature and Journalism, 2020 This article offers a comprehensive review of W. Morris influence on the epic fantasy of J.R.R. Tolkien. The purpose of the research is to reflect how Morris tradition influenced the development of Tolkiens fantastic prose - which later formed a separate
Zhamal Zh. Maratova, Tatiana V. Nazarova
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Creatio Fantastica, 2018 The article A Fantastic Crucible: Genological and Cultural Syncretism in Ben Aaronovitch Urban Fantasy Series “Rivers of London” explores generic and cultural syncretism in the eponymous cycle.
Sylwia Borowska-Szerszun
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CHRISTIAN TRADITIONS IN 20TH—21ST CENTURY RUSSIAN FANTASY WRITING (ARTICLE 2) [PDF]
Проблемы исторической поэтики, 2012 The article looks at the various aspects of appropriating the Christian traditions by Russian fantasy writing. We show that the Christian tradition has most significantly revealed itself in the genre of fantasy writing which is in high demand among early
Evgeniy Mikhaylovich Neyolov
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The Birth of a Detective Story from the Spirit of Fantasy [PDF]
Slovenska Literatura, 2006 The aim of the study is to make a research in genealogic and structural relationship between a genre of fantasy and a detective story. The relationship of both two genres was demonstrated through series of interpretations of particular texts not ...
Tomáš Horváth
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“A Game of Thrones” – a New Classic?
Crossroads, 2013 The following paper depicts George R. R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones as a novel worthy of receiving the title of a classic. Classics are presented as a section of literature to which permission is granted based on particular criteria which is full of ...
Magdalena Łapińska
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