Encountering the Impossible: The Fantastic in Hollywood Fantasy Cinema

Author:   Alexander Sergeant
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
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9781438484594


Pages:   268
Publication Date:   01 August 2021
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Alexander Sergeant
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.227kg
ISBN:  

9781438484594


ISBN 10:   1438484593
Pages:   268
Publication Date:   01 August 2021
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Acknowledgments A Note on Terminology Introduction 1. What is The Fantastic? 2. Continuity and Cathexis: Character, Space, and Time in the Classical Hollywood Fantasy Film, 1930–1945 3. The Wonder Film: Postclassical Fantasy Cinema and Phantasies of Introjection, 1946–1975 4. High Fantasy Blockbusters: Alternative Worlds and Phantasies of Projection, 1976–1991 5. Interpreting the Fantastic: Contemporary Fantasy Cinema and Symbol Formation, 1992–2018 Conclusion: The Fantastic Beyond Hollywood Fantasy Cinema? Notes Bibliography Index

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Alexander Sergeant is Lecturer in Film and Media Studies at the University of Portsmouth. He is the coeditor (with Christopher Holliday) of Fantasy/Animation: Connections Between Media, Mediums and Genres, which was Runner Up for Best Collection at the 2019 BAFTSS (British Association for Television & Screen Studies) awards. He is the founder of Fantasy-Animation.org and co-host of the Fantasy/Animation podcast.

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