Fantasy - Storia del Fantasy dalla Letteratura al Cinema, dai Fumetti all'Illustrazione

Heroic fantasy

• Heroic fantasy

• Definition

• Themes of Sword and Sorcery

• Robert E Howard

• Heroic Fantasy in the Modern Age

• The Tolkienian Myth

• Terry Pratchett

History of fantasy

• History of fantasy

• Definition

• Differences between fantasy and earlier fantastic works

• The Spectrum from Legends

• The Fantasy Genre

• Development of fantasy - Romances

• Renaissance Romance

• The Faerie Queene of Edmund Spenser

• The Enlightenment

• Romanticism

• Gothic Novel

• Gothic Writers

• Modern fantasy

• Early modern fantasy

• The History of Modern Fantasy Literature

• William Morris

• The Picture of Dorian Grey

• Classic Children's Fantasies

• Modern fantasy

• Clark Ashton Smith, Fritz Leiber, Ray Bradbury

• Tolkien

• Post-Tolkien fantasy

Science fantasy

• Science fantasy

• Definition

• Science fantasy vs. science fiction

• Arthur C. Clarke

• Ancient Elvish Art

• Non-human intelligent creatures

• Marion Zimmer Bradley

• Historical view

• Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore

• Ace Books

• Subgenres of science fantasy - Dying Earth

• Subgenres of science fantasy - Planetary romance

• David Lindsay's A Voyage to Arcturus

• C. L. Moore's Northwest Smith stories

• Frank Herbert's Dune

• Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover

• Subgenres of science fantasy - SF otherworlds

• Subgenres of science fantasy - Space opera

• Subgenres of science fantasy - Sword and planet

• Other subgenres

• Knights of the Magical Light

Medieval fantasy

• Medieval fantasy

• Definition

• Commonly recurring Features

Sword and sorcery

• Sword and sorcery

• Definition

• The subgenre

• Defining Sword and sorcery

• The Heroes of E. R. Eddison's The Worm Ouroboros

• Sources

• H. Rider Haggard and Edgar Rice Burroughs

• Seminal Sword and sorcery

• SAGA and the Revival of Sword and sorcery

• Sword and sorcery Heroines

• The Shadow of the Vulture

Urban fantasy

• Urban fantasy

• Definition

• Modern Urban Fantasy

• Pioneers of Urban Fantasy

• Subsequent authors

• Cassandra Clare

• Elaine Cunningham

• Shirley Damsgaard

• Film

High fantasy

• High fantasy

• Definition

• Genre overview

• Purists

• David Farland's The Runelords

• Characters

• Lloyd Alexander's Taran

• Bilbo Baggins

• The plot of the story

• The Wizard Kulgan of Riftwar Saga

• Good versus evil

• Saga or series

• Publishers

Magic

• Magic (fantasy)

• Definition

• Macbeth

• The Necronomicon

• The Last Unicorn

• Operation Chaos

• Joy Chant's Red Moon and Black Mountain

• Use of language and names in magic

• The Magician's Ward

• Lord of the Rings

• Magical Objects

• Gandalf

• Magical places

• Oberon and Titania

• Limits to magic

• The Belgariad by David Eddings

• Earthsea

• Jack Vance's The Dying Earth novels

• Various genres

• Sorcerers and sorcery

• Full Metal Alchemist

Superhero

• Superhero

• Definition

• Crimefighters

• Common traits

• A Sense of Responsibility

• A number of enemies

• Batman or the X-Men's benefactor

• DC Comics’s Justice League and Marvel’s Avengers

• The Popularity of Japanese comics

• Marvel Characters

• A Form of Fantasy/Adventure

• Common costume features

• Superhero Costumes

• The Bat Emblem of Batman

• Gotham City

• Watchmen

• Zatanna

• Secret headquarters

• Superheroes outside the United States

• Asian superheroine

• British superheroes

• Bande Dessinée

• Types of superheroes

• Elementalist

• Martial Artist

• Hellboy

• Character examples

• Captain America

• Scientist Bruce Banner

• Superhero Identities

• Spawn, Etrigan, Ghost Rider

• Juggernaut, Emma Frost

• Gargoyles

• Trademark status

• Critics

• History of superheroes in comic books - Antecedents

• The Shadow

• Golden Age

• Wonder Woman, Green Lantern

• World War II

• Silver Age

• Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko and Bill Everett

• Deconstruction

• Wolverine

• Batman: The Dark Knight Returns

• The Dark Knight Strikes Again

• Struggles of the 1990s

• Marvel illustrators

• Painter Alex Ross

• Superhero philosophy

• Reception

• Growth in diversity

• Superheroines

• Invisible Scarlet O'Neil

• Lady Luck

• Wonder Woman

• Hawkgirl, Supergirl, Batwoman

• The Justice League of America

• Characters of color

• Minority Heroes

• Milestone Comics

• Firestorm

• LGBT characters

• In other media - Film

• Live-action television series

• Animation

• Radio

• Prose - Adaptations

• Original characters

• Novels

• Computer games

• Internet

• Music videos

Historical fantasy

• Historical fantasy

• Definition

• George R. R. Martin

• Subgenres

• Examples of historical fantasy

Legendary creature

• Legendary creature

• Definition - Griffin - Chinese dragon

• Chimeras

• Bigfoot, Mothman, Yeti, Yowie, Yeren

• A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K

• L - M - N- O P - Q - R

• S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z

Juvenile fantasy

• Juvenile fantasy

• Definition

• Juvenile fantasy books and series

• 1900 to 1945

• Post-War and 1950s

• Late 20th Century

• More recent titles and series

Low fantasy

• Low fantasy

• Definition

• Moral Dichotomy of Altruistic Good

• The Lord of the Rings

• Low fantasy in gaming

Sources of fantasy

• Sources of fantasy

• Definition

• Ancient Near East

• Greco-Roman

• East Asia

• Islamic Middle East

• Antoine Galland

• L. Frank Baum

• Medieval Europe

• Anglo-Saxon

• Norse

• The Creation of the Fantasy Genre

• Celtic

• Finnish

• Renaissance

• William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream

• Romanticism

• Romantic tradition

• Magic and Other Fantastical Elements

• H. Rider Haggard and Edgar Rice Burroughs

Original video animation

• Original video animation

• Definition

• Format

• Tenchi Muyo

• OVA Titles

• Bandai Visual

• The Rurouni Kenshin OVAs

• History

• Osamu Tezuka's The Green Cat

• Anime TV series

• Love Hina

Planetary romance

• Planetary romance

• Definition

• Prototypes and Characteristics

• Space Opera Transformations

• Edgar Rice Burroughs and "Sword and Planet" stories

• Otis Adelbert Kline

• Planetary Romance and Science Fiction

• Leigh Brackett

• The Enchantress of Venus

• Frank Herbert's Dune series

• Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover novels

• Ursula K. Le Guin's Rocannon's World and Planet of Exile

• Examples of planetary romance worlds and works

• In comics

• In film and television

History of anime

• History of anime

• Definition

• Gundam and Macross

• Dragon Ball Z

• First generation of Japanese animators

• Shimokawa Oten

• Kitayama Seitaro

• Second generation of Japanese animators

• During the war

• Disney

• Princess Iron Fan

• Toei Animation and Mushi Productions

• Toei's style

• Osamu Tezuka

• 1970s - Mushi Productions

• Heidi, Girl of the Alps

• Space Battleship Yamato

• 1980s - Space Battleship Yamato

• Super Robot

• Yoshinori Kanada

• Gatchaman

• Mamoru Oshii's Rumiko Takahashi's popular manga

• Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

• Original Video Animation (OVA)

• Toshio Suzuki

• Grave of the Fireflies

• Kiki's Delivery Service

• 1990s - The End of Evangelion

• Evangelion

• Psychological Mecha

• Pokemon

• 2000s - Takashi Murakami

• Paranoia Agent

• Green Green

• Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2

• Super Robot genre

• Anime influence in Western animation

Magician

• Magician (fantasy)

• Definition

• Magical Abilities

• Wizards, magicians, and practitioners of magic

• Folklore sources

• Character function

• A Wizard of Earthsea

• Appearance

• Magical Sigils

• Limits

• Harmless substances

• Names and terminology

• Enchanted Forest Chronicles

• Role-playing games

• Gender-based titles

• Types of magic

• L. Frank Baum

• Voodoo, Alchemy, or Necromancy

• Traits of magicians

• Practitioners of Magic

• Education

• Harry Potter

• Poul Anderson's A Midsummer Tempest

• Magical materials

• Magical Items

• Odyssey

• Use of magic

• Barbara Hambley's Windrose Chronicles

• Patricia Wrede

• Dungeons & Dragons

• Magic-noir world of the Dresden Files

Romantic fantasy

• Romantic fantasy

• Definition

• Fantasy Romance and Romantic Fantasy

• Magic in Romantic Fantasy

• Common plot archetypes - Teenager

• Common plot archetypes - Usurper

• Common plot archetypes - Special Powers

• Character development

• Romantic Fantasy Protagonists

• Examples of Romantic Fantasy

Mythic fiction

• Mythic fiction

• Definition

• Writers of Mythic Fiction