Fantasy

Greenhaven Press Companion to Literary Movements and Genres

by Wendy Mass, Stuart P. Levine

Critical essays explore the social, philosophical, and political trends that influenced prominent creators of fantasy, and analyze significant works.

Genres: Nonfiction

171 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2001

About the author

Wendy Mass is the author of thirty novels for young people, including A Mango-Shaped Space, which was awarded the Schneider Family Book Award, Leap Day, the Twice Upon a Time fairy tale series, Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life, Heaven Looks a Lot Like the Mall, the Willow Falls, Space Taxi and Candymakers series. Wendy wrote the storyline for an episode of the television show Monk, entitled "Mr. Monk Goes to the Theatre," which aired during the show's second season. She tells people her hobbies are hiking and photography, but really they're collecting candy bar wrappers and searching for buried treasure with her metal detector. Wendy lives with her family in New Jersey.

Reviews

[Mads Kyron · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fairly useful, though the last essay in particular is too outdated considering the modern popularity of fantasy, and especially YA fantasy. Ah well, consequences of picking up an essay collection from 2002.

[Avery · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty interesting for my research project: Why is Fantasy So Popular