Visions of the Fantastic - (Contributions to the Study of Science Fiction & Fantasy) by Allienne R Becker (Hardcover)

About the Book

This exciting collection of essays explores the fantastic in world literature, art, theater, film, and popular culture. Highlights include artwork by Edward Carlos and the essay Staging the Phantasmagorical: The Theatrical Challenges and Rewards of William Butler Yeats by internationally acclaimed Yeats scholar James W. Flannery. Readers will be delighted by the wit of British author Brian Aldiss in his essay If Hamlet's Uncle Had Been a Nicer Guy. From new insights into the connections between Dracula and Frankenstein to a discussion of the Internet, the lively volume offers a diverse look at fantasy and science fiction.

Book Synopsis

This exciting collection of essays explores the fantastic in world literature, art, theater, film, and popular culture. Highlights include artwork by Edward Carlos and the essay Staging the Phantasmagorical: The Theatrical Challenges and Rewards of William Butler Yeats by internationally acclaimed Yeats scholar James W. Flannery. Readers will be delighted by the wit of British author Brian Aldiss in his essay If Hamlet's Uncle Had Been a Nicer Guy. From new insights into the connections between Dracula and Frankenstein to a discussion of the Internet, the lively volume offers a diverse look at fantasy and science fiction.

Review Quotes

?I recommend this book for three reasons: an informative introduction, the inclusion of creative works, and a good number of well-written essays....The content of the book is very strong....I found reading Visions of the Fantastic interesting and stimulating as it educated me on a great deal of good work being done about fantasy literature.?-Exploration

"I recommend this book for three reasons: an informative introduction, the inclusion of creative works, and a good number of well-written essays....The content of the book is very strong....I found reading Visions of the Fantastic interesting and stimulating as it educated me on a great deal of good work being done about fantasy literature."-Exploration

About the Author

ALLIENNE R. BECKER is a Professor in the Foreign Language Department at Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania where she teaches courses in Comparative Literature specializing in fantasy and speculative fiction. She is author of The Lost Worlds Romance: From Dawn to Dusk (Greenwood, 1992) and numerous articles.