Dimensions of the Fantastic

A Theory of the Unknown from Stoker's Dracula to Little Marvin's Them

Daniel Ferreras Savoye (Autor)

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278 Seiten

2023
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
9781476689302 (ISBN)

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Not to be confused with fantasy or the supernatural, the fantastic is its own beast and perhaps the most deeply frightening of all narrative modes. This work studies the various dimensions of the fantastic, and explains why the fantastic is not about ghosts or monsters, but the incomprehensible sides of our own reality, and the terrifying unknown.

Not to be confused with fantasy or the supernatural, the fantastic is in actuality its own beast and perhaps the most deeply frightening of all narrative modes. From Dracula and Nightmare on Elm Street, to Carrie and Them, the fantastic has become an ideal vehicle to denounce deep cultural dysfunctions that affect not only the way we understand reality, but also how we construct it.

This work studies the various dimensions of the fantastic mode, examining the influences of iconic authors such as H.P. Lovecraft and Jean Ray, and addressing key narrations such as Guy de Maupasasant's The Horla and Jordan Peele's Get Out. It explains why the fantastic is not about ghosts or monsters, but about the incomprehensible sides of our own reality, and the terrifying unknown.

Daniel Ferreras Savoye is a professor of French and Spanish literary and cultural studies at West Virginia University. His work on marginalized authors, comic books, detective fiction, popular culture issues and critical theory has appeared in Hispania, French Literature Series, Ángulo Recto, The Popular Culture Review and La tribuna.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface: The Monster in the Keyboard

Introduction: The Power of the Real

1. On the Theoretical Front

2. “The Horla,” Dracula’s Older French Cousin

3. Dracula Inc.

4. Loveless Lovecraft

5. Harry Dickson, Detective of the Impossible

6. In the Zone

7. The X-Fantastic

8. King of the Fantastic

9. One More Nightmare

10. Narrating the Unacceptable

11. Tales of the Unthinkable

Conclusion: Persistence of the Fantastic

Chapter Notes

Works Cited

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	10.07.2023
Zusatzinfo	notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	376 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Fantasy / Science Fiction ► Fantasy
	Literatur ► Fantasy / Science Fiction ► Science Fiction
	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
ISBN-13	9781476689302 / 9781476689302
Zustand	Neuware