Spectrum of the Fantastic: Selected Essays from the Sixth International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts [Hardcover]

The twenty-four essays in this collection represent the best contributions to the Sixth International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts. All the essays are comparative or interdisciplinary in nature. Their foci range from the psychological aspects of art and literature, to the political implications of fiction and drama, the philosophic and linguistic dimensions of poetry, and the use of landscape in science fiction and fantasy illustration. The contributors also explore the connections between the fantastic and subjects such as religion, myth, the grotesque, the occult, Gothicism, feminism, and even perceptions of reality.DONALD PALUMBO is Professor and English Department Chair at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.

Preface
Poetry
Art
Fantasy Elements in Mainstream Fiction
Science Fiction
Fantasy Literature
Comparative Studies
Drama, Film, and Television
Pedagogy
Bibliography, Artworks, and Films
Index