From Steve Hayes@21:1/5 to All on Sat Aug 12 09:17:36 2023
XPost: alt.mythology, alt.literature, alt.books
In her introduction to this useful and insightful collection,
co-editor Dimitra Fimi writes: “This edited volume aims to open a conversation about fantasy's multifaceted and enduring fascination
with the Celtic past, and its various perceptions” (p. 4). Fimi notes
that, while previous scholarship (including her own 2017 monograph)
has focused on work written for children, the essays in this volume
examine texts aimed at adult readers. The collection is divided into
four sections: the first deals with what is loosely defined as
“intrusion fantasy,” in which a Celtic “otherworld” overlaps with our own; section two looks at “worldbuilding” and the way authors use
Celtic elements to create a fantasy world; section three has
discussion of works in languages other than English; and the fourth
and final section looks at how “the fantastic is situated within
cultural practices perceived as Celtic” (p. 5).