Scepticism and Hope in Twentieth Century Fantasy Literature

• Author(s): Kath Filmer-Davies,
• Publisher: Popular Press
• Pages: 160
• ISBN_10: 0879725540
  ISBN_13: 9780879725549
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Literary Criticism / General , Literary Criticism / American / General , Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh , Literary Criticism / Science Fiction & Fantasy , Social Science / Popular Culture ,

Description:... Religious discourse has become alien to the secular and skeptical western societies of the twentieth century. There is real discomfort when religious discourse appears either in the popular press or in society. But even in a secular society, there is still a psychological need (one might even use the stronger word will), if not to believe, then at least to hope. Dr. Filmer states this need is met in the literature of fantasy.