Scepticism and hope in twentieth century fantasy literature:
Religious discourse has become alien to the secular and sceptical western societies of the twentieth century. There is real discomfort when religious discourse appears either in the popular press or in society. But even in a secular society, there is still a psychological need (one might even use th...
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| Zusammenfassung: | Religious discourse has become alien to the secular and sceptical western societies of the twentieth century. There is real discomfort when religious discourse appears either in the popular press or in society. But even in a secular society, there is still a psychological need (one might even use the stronger word will), if not to believe, then at least to hope. Dr. Filmer states this need is met in the literature of fantasy. Twentieth century fantasy has emerged from a long tradition of religion and philosophy, and it has adapted itself to provide gods and heroes whom readers might worship and in whom they might transcend themselves. Dr. Filmer does not argue that the literature of fantasy is "about" religion; rather the argument is that fantasy speaks religion, that it operates in the same space and uses the same devices as the discourse of religion, and does so largely to the same end: the articulation of hope. Dr. Filmer uses the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Peter Beagle, Susan Cooper, Madeleine L'Engle, George Orwell, Russell Hoban, James Thurber, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., Alan Garner, Ursula LeGuin and Patricia Wrightson to illustrate her thesis. Scepticism and Hope reaffirms that, in the present sceptical age, Fantasy offers its readers a vision of the marvellous and the wonderful, and through that vision, the clear articulation of hope for humanity. |
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Autor: Filmer, Kath
Jahr: 1992
Contents
Acknowledgments i
Preface iii
Chapter 1: Fantasy and the Displacement
of Religious Discourse 1
Chapter 2: The Author as Prophet/Priest 12
Chapter 3: Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings 23
Chapter 4: C.S. Lewis Saves Face 32
Chapter 5: The Shadows of Earthsea:
Ursula Le Guin 43
Chapter 6: Walking Riddles and the Last
Visible Dog: Russell Hoban 54
Chapter 7: That Hideous 1984: Two
Views on Dystopia 66
Chapter 8: Religion and Romanticism
in The IS ever ending Story 79
Chapter 9: Some American Fables,
Sardonic and Satirical 91
Chapter 10: Transcending Time and Space:
Fantasy for Children 107
Chapter 11 : In the Paths of the Prophets:
Some Recent Trends in
Fantasy Literature 127
Chapter 12: Fantasy: Imagination, Healing and Hope 138
Notes 146
Works Cited 149
Index 157
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