This anthology of essays focuses on the darker side of the human condition as it appears in fantastic literature. The first section of the book, The Dark Self, takes its direction from Colin Manlove's essay on Stevenson's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, a classic examination of the dark side of the self. Section two, Mainstream Dark, examines mainstream authors who have used elements of the fantastic in their dark visions. The Dark Arts, section three, examines the ways in which the fine arts deal with the darker elements of the real and the fantastic. The fourth section, Humor in the Dark, looks at comedic elements in film and fiction. The final section features Kathryn Hume's essay Postmodernism in Popular Literary Fantasy and other essays that are a part of the continuing attempt to bring new critical approaches to fantastic literature.
| ISBN: | 9780313294778 |
| Publication date: | 11th February 1997 |
| Author: | International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts, Charles Wm Sullivan |
| Publisher: | Praeger an imprint of ABC-CLIO |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 217 pages |
| Series: | Contributions to the Study of Science Fiction and Fantasy |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: general |
This anthology of essays focuses on the darker side of the human condition as it appears in fantastic literature. The first section of the book, The Dark Self, takes its direction from Colin Manlove's essay on Stevenson's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, a classic examination of the dark side of the self. Section two, Mainstream Dark, examines mainstream authors who have used elements of the fantastic in their dark visions. The Dark Arts, section three, examines the ways in which the fine arts deal with the darker elements of the real and the fantastic. The fourth section, Humor in the Dark, looks at comedic elements in film and fiction. The final section features Kathryn Hume's essay Postmodernism in Popular Literary Fantasy and other essays that are a part of the continuing attempt to bring new critical approaches to fantastic literature.
The Dark Fantastic features in the following genres: Literary studies: general
The Dark Fantastic is available in Hardback
The Dark Fantastic was written by International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts, Charles Wm Sullivan and published by Praeger an imprint of ABC-CLIO
The Dark Fantastic has 217 pages
Yes it is part of Contributions to the Study of Science Fiction and Fantasy series