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In this study, the author develops a poetics of fantasy that calls into question the common interpretation of the genre as politically reactionary and aesthetically dull. On this basis, he argues that the video game has a specific affinity to the genre of fantasy, and he substantiates this thesis by analyzing artistically outstanding games such Dark Souls, Skyrim, and Hellblade.
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Keywords
- Cultural Studies
- Fantasy
- Film, TV & radio
- Films, cinema
- Game Studies
- General studies
- genre theory
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Media Studies
- Popular culture
- Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects
- Society & culture: general
- Society & Social Sciences
- The arts
- thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AT Performing arts::ATF Films, cinema
- thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTZ General studies and General knowledge
- thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBC Cultural and media studies::JBCC Cultural studies::JBCC1 Popular culture
- thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBC Cultural and media studies::JBCT Media studies
- Tolkien research
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DOI: 10.1515/9783110695380Editions