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Some of the earliest books ever written, including "The Epic of Gilgamesh" and the "Odyssey," deal with monsters, marvels, extraordinary voyages, and magic, and this genre, known as fantasy, remained an essential part of European literature through the rise of the modern realist novel. Tracing the history of fantasy from the earliest years through to the origins of modern fantasy in the 20th century, this account discusses contributions decade by decade--from Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy and Lewis's Narnia books in the 1950s to J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. It also discusses and explains fantasy's continuing and growing popularity.

Fantastisk litteratur. --- Fantasy in literature. --- Fantasy literature --- Fantasy literature. --- History and criticism.

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Although J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis are usually associated with one another as friends and academic colleagues, they claim they did not influence each other's work. Yet, we are told, Lewis remarked to Tolkien, "There is too little of what we really like in stories, I am afraid we shall have to write some ourselves." They flipped a coin. As a result, Tolkien was to write about time and Lewis about space. Most scholarship about J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis describes their shared faith and academic interests or analyzes each writer's fantasy works. War of the Fantasy Worlds: C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien on Art and Imagination is the first to focus solely on their contrasting concepts of fantasy. The authors' views of art and imagination, the book shows, are not only central to understanding the themes, value, and relevance of their fantasy fiction, but are also strikingly different. Understanding the authors' thought about fantasy helps us better understand and appreciate their works. Yet this book is not a critical analysis of The Lord of the Rings or The Chronicles of Narnia. Rather, it examines only elements of Tolkien's and Lewis's books that relate to their views about art, fantasy, and creativity, or the implementation of their theories. The result is a unique and altogether fascinating perspective on two of the most revered fantasy authors of all time. -- from dust jacket.

Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.). --- Engelsk fantastisk litteratur --- Fantasy fiction, English --- Konstnärligt skapande. --- Historia. --- History and criticism --- Theory, etc. --- Lewis, C. S. --- Tolkien, J. R. R. --- Knowledge --- Fantasy literature.

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"This critical work explores the role of the portal in fantasy, investigating ways in which magical nexus points, and movement between worlds, are used to illustrate real-world power dynamics. Through an examination of high-low fantasy, fairy tales, literature, and science fiction, the portal is identified as an object (or person) of profound metaphorical and cultural significance"--Provided by publisher.

Agent (Philosophie) dans la littérature. --- Agent (Philosophy) in literature. --- Change in literature. --- Changement (Philosophie) dans la littérature. --- Das Übernatürliche --- Englische Literatur --- Fantastisk litteratur. --- Fantasy (litteratur). --- Fantasy fiction, American --- Fantasy fiction, American. --- Fantasy fiction, English --- Fantasy fiction, English. --- Literatur --- Magi i litteraturen. --- Magic in literature. --- Magie dans la littérature. --- Metamorfoser i litteraturen. --- Phantastische Literatur --- Portar i litteraturen. --- Supernatural in literature. --- Surnaturel dans la littérature. --- Motiv --- Englische Literatur. --- Das Übernatürliche. --- History and criticism.