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OverviewThe Fantasy Film provides a clear and compelling overview of this revitalized and explosively popular film genre. Includes analyses of a wide range of films, from early classics such as The Wizard of Oz and Harvey to Spiderman and Shrek, and blockbuster series such as The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Harry Potter films Provides in-depth historical and critical overviews of the genre Fully illustrated with screen shots from key films Full Product DetailsAuthor: Katherine A. Fowkes (High Point University, USA)Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell Dimensions: Width: 15.30cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.10cm Weight: 0.336kg ISBN: 9781405168793ISBN 10: 140516879 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 09 April 2010 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsList of Plates ix Acknowledgements xi 1 What’s in a Name: Defining the Elusive Fantasy Genre 1 2 Once upon a Time: A Brief Historical Overview 15 3 A Brief Critical Overview: Literary and Film Fantasy, Science Fiction and Horror 38 4 The Wizard of Oz (1939): Over the Rainbow 55 5 Harvey (1950): A Happy Hallucination? 68 6 Always (1989): Spielberg’s Ghost from the Past 81 7 Groundhog Day (1993): No Time Like the Present 92 8 Big (1988): Body and Soul/‘‘Hearts and Souls’’ 104 9 Shrek (2001): Like an Onion 114 10 Spider-Man (2002): The Karmic Web 124 11 The Lord of the Rings (2001–3): Tolkien’s Trilogy or Jackson’s Thrillogy? 134 12 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005): A Joyful Spell 145 13 Harry Potter I–VI (2001–9): Words are Mightier than the Sword 156 14 Conclusion: Imagine That! 171 References 175 Index 186ReviewsWritten in prose that is careful and cogent, the book provides a defence of what Fowkes calls the orphan genre (unloved; neglected; even, perhaps, of questionable legitimacy), one which she argues has long been excluded from serious analysis by dogmas of realism that privilege codes of . . . mimesis. (Times Literary Supplement, 18 February 2011) In true reflection of its straightforward?if generic?title, The Fantasy Film presents a useful foundation for deeper reflection on the complexities of the fantastic in film. (Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts, 1 February 2014) Written in prose that is careful and cogent, the book provides a defence of what Fowkes calls the orphan genre (unloved; neglected; even, perhaps, of questionable legitimacy), one which she argues has long been excluded from serious analysis by dogmas of realism that privilege codes of . . . mimesis. (Times Literary Supplement, 18 February 2011) Written in prose that is careful and cogent, the book provides a defence of what Fowkes calls the orphan genre (unloved; neglected; even, perhaps, of questionable legitimacy), one which she argues has long been excluded from serious analysis by dogmas of realism that privilege codes of ... mimesis. (Times Literary Supplement, 18 February 2011) Author InformationKatherine A. Fowkes is the 2011 Ruth Ridenhour Distinguished Scholar at High Point University where she is a Professor of Media Studies. She is the author of Giving Up the Ghost: Spirits, Ghosts and Angels in Mainstream Comedy Films (1998). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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