Name: Empires of the Imagination: A Critical Survey of Fantasy Cinema from Georges Melies to The Lord of the Rings (en Inglés)
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Author: Worley, Alec
ISBN: 9781476681375

portada Empires of the Imagination: A Critical Survey of Fantasy Cinema from Georges Melies to The Lord of the Rings (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

Alec Worley

Editorial

McFarland and Company, Inc.

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

304

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

25.1 x 17.5 x 1.8 cm

Peso

0.54 kg.

ISBN13

9781476681375

Categorías

Historia del cine
Estilos y géneros de cine
Ciencia ficción, fantasía y terror

Empires of the Imagination: A Critical Survey of Fantasy Cinema from Georges Melies to The Lord of the Rings (en Inglés)

Alec Worley (Autor) · McFarland and Company, Inc. · Tapa Blanda

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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.