"Curious If True": The Fantastic in Literature

The fantastic has occupied the literary imagination of readers and scholars across historical, theoretical and cultural contexts. This book presents articles by graduate students on the fantastic to make connections across category, genre, and historical period. It expands our vision of imagination as readers and scholars of English Literature.

Northrup Frye writes, "the world of literature is a world where there is no reality except that of the human imagination" (470). This volume expands our vision of imagination as readers and scholars of English Literature. The authors value tradition in their reading and their writing but are not afraid to reach across genre borders to show their understanding of "the fantastical in literature." The ideas presented span years and literary periods, texts and genres, and show the undeniably value of interdisciplinary study to expand perspectives in the field of English.