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Fantasy - Storia del Fantasy dalla Letteratura al Cinema, dai Fumetti all'Illustrazione
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
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
Clark Ashton Smith, Fritz Leiber, Ray Bradbury
Tolkien
Post-Tolkien fantasy
Science fantasy
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
Commonly recurring Features
Sword and sorcery
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
Modern Urban Fantasy
Pioneers of Urban Fantasy
Subsequent authors
Cassandra Clare
Elaine Cunningham
Shirley Damsgaard
Film
High fantasy
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)
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
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
George R. R. Martin
Subgenres
Examples of historical fantasy
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 books and series
1900 to 1945
Post-War and 1950s
Late 20th Century
More recent titles and series
Low fantasy
Moral Dichotomy of Altruistic Good
The Lord of the Rings
Low fantasy in gaming
Sources of fantasy
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
Romantic tradition
Magic and Other Fantastical Elements
Original video animation
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
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
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)
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
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
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
Writers of Mythic Fiction