This generalized fantastic, an emergent branch of fantastic narrative, reminds us of the definitions of the genre given by two North American critics, W. R. Irwin and Eric Rabkins.

In "The Fantastic," Tzvetan Todorov delves deeply into the recurrent themes and motifs that characterize fantastic literature, revealing layers of complexity in storytelling that challenge …

Another Disc day dawned, but very gradually, and this is why. When light encounters a strong magical field it loses all sense of urgency. It slows right down.

Fantastic is the writing of inner reality, rich in impulses and chaos. It is the language of freedom and transgression, ambiguity and charm, under the spell of a fear aroused by any existential …

Complete the storyboard below illustrating the events described in the first two chapters of Fantastic Mr. Fox. You may wish to practice your drawings on a separate piece of paper.

Bessière: the fantastic asserts what cannot be but is. Narrative expectations (Brooks Landon, Science Fiction After 1900, 8): Reportage: assumes that words refer to what has happened. …

efforts. Authors earn their living from the royalties they receive from book sales and from the performance of their work Conscientious oOOervance of copyright law is not only ethical, it …