Fantasy Fiction and Welsh Myth

Fantasy Fiction and Welsh Myth
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 190
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ISBN-10 : 9781349249916
ISBN-13 : 1349249912
Rating : 4/5 (912 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Fantasy Fiction and Welsh Myth by : Kath Filmer-Davies

Download or read book Fantasy Fiction and Welsh Myth written by Kath Filmer-Davies and published by Springer. This book was released on 1996-12-13 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines how contemporary fantasy literature offers critical insights into western society and culture by drawing on the ancient myths of Wales. These books emphasise the need to have a set of social and personal values in order to be free from a sense of dislocation and alienation in a highly technologised society and in order to satisfy the sense of 'hiraeth' or longing for a place where one truly belongs.


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