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Condición: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN:9789042016064. …

Condición: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,850grams, ISBN:9781571133304.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 2012 De Gruyter hardcover edition. Light reading wear else very good condition. From the cover 'Despite its long cultural history, the fantastic has historically lacked prominence in European academia. However, a recent surge in fantastic themes within contemporary media has driven a research paradigm shift, sparking widespread interest across disciplines. This volume explores this growing interest, reviewing the current status of European research on the fantastic and offering a future outlook.' Contents: Preface by Lars Schmeink, Astrid Boger, Hans-Harald Muller THE FANTASTIC - THEORY AND HISTORY The Art and Science of Heterocosmic Creativity by Brian Stableford 'It's not what you see - it's how you see what you see.' The Fantastic as an Epistemological Concept by Jan Christoph Meister The Nightmares of Politicians. On the Rise of Fantasy Literature from Subcultural to Mass-cultural Phenomenon by Rene Schallegger Fantastic Liminality. A Theory Sketch by Clemens Ruthner VISUALIZING THE FANTASTIC IN OUR CULTURE Fantastic Language/Political Reporting. The Postcolonial SF Illocutionary Force is with us by Marleen S. Barr Visualising the Fantastic in Strange Embrace by Markus Oppolzer FANTASTIC GENRES: FANTASY Love your Zombie. Romancing the Undead by Christian Lenz God Hates Fangs? Morality, Ideology, and the Domesticated Vampire in American Culture by Simone Knewitz The Semiotics of Sexual Transformation. Ursula and Ariel as Representations of Metamorphosis in The Little Mermaid by Paul Beehler Taking a Zebra to Vegas. Allegorical Reality in the Percy Jackson & the Olympians Series by Lily Glasner 'Real adventures weren't about Hogwarts and Muggles' Intertextual References in Amanda Hemingway's Sangreal-Trilogy by Anne Klaus On Alien Alders. The 'Erl-King' Inspirations in Andrzej Sapkowski's Witcher Saga by Justyna Deszcz-Tryhubczak and Agata Zarzycka 'It's magical!' Supernatural Elements in Children's Literature and Young Adults' Fiction by Karin Kokorski Story Matters. Story and its Concept in Tolkien and Pratchett by Margarida McMurry Grimmeries and Primer. Wicked and Diamond Age as Instructional Texts by Wallace T. Cleaves II FANTASTIC GENRES: SCIENCE FICTION The Haunted House of Science Fiction. Modern Ghosts, Crypts, and Technologies by Minwen Huang Difference and Resistance in M.T. Anderson's Feed by Jacobo Canady Disharmony and Dystopia. Music in Classic Dystopian Fiction by Allan Weiss Facing the End of the World. Margaret Atwood's Post-apocalyptic Science Fiction by Arianna Casali Is the Scientist Still Mad? Renegotiations of a Cultural Stereotype in New Hard Science Fiction by Sarah Herbe Utopian, Dystopian and Subversive Strategies in Recent German Alternate History Fictions by Ingo Cornils CONFERENCE THEME STORY A Pocketful of Faces by Paul Di Filippo Contributors.…