Citation Link: https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839470589
Fantasy Aesthetics
Publication Type
Book
Subjects
Fantasy
Art
Iconography
Popularity
Architecture
Archetype
Literature
Art history
Aesthetics
Visual arts
Date Issued
2024
Abstract
Fantasy novels are products of popular culture. They owe their popularity also to the visualization of medievalist artifacts on Book covers and designs, illustrations, maps, and marketing: Castles on towering cliffs, cathedral-like architecture, armored heroes and enchanting fairies, fierce dragons and mages follow mythical archetypes and develop pictorial aesthetics of fantasy, completed by gothic fonts, maps and page layout that refer to medieval manuscripts and chronicles. The contributors to this volume explore the patterns and paradigms of a specific medievalist iconography and Book design of fantasy which can be traced from the 19th century to the present.
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