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Category Archives: Interviews
Studying Fantasy
An interview with Prof. Robert Maslen of the University of Glasgow on their exciting new M.Litt in fantasy literature.
Stephanie Gallon: An Interview with Dr Dale Townshend
Stephanie Gallon, from the Spectral Visions group at the University of Sunderland, conducts a fascinating interview with Dr Dale Townshend, Stirling University. Dale is an expert on the Romantic Gothic and the Gothic aspects of Shakespeare and is also the … Continue reading
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Tagged Ann Radcliffe, Dale Townshend, Gothic, Gothic novel, Horace Walpole, Mary Shelley, Romanticism, Shakespeare
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Ursula Le Guin: ‘Wizardry is artistry’
Not strictly Gothic, but affiliated with that genre, Ursula K Le Guin’s writing has certainly been groundbreaking in the genres of science fiction and high fantasy (including children’s/YA fiction). Her novels are thoughtfully radical and remarkably well-written (particularly for genres … Continue reading
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Tagged Children's literature, Fantasy, SF, Ursula Le Guin, YA Fiction
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Matthew Jackson, ‘The enduring legacy of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer writers’ room’
With interviews with Joss Whedon and the scriptwriters of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Matthew Jackson looks at what made those scripts so special and the influence on writing for TV that this seminal programme has had.
Louis Peitzman, ‘Behind The Changes That Brought “Into The Woods” From Stage To Screen’
An interview with Into the Woods screenwriter James Lapine on the new adaptation for cinema of Stephen Sondheim’s brilliant revisioning of classic Grimms’ fairy tales.
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Tagged adaptation, cinema, Fairy tales, Grimm brothers, Into the Woods, Stephen Sondheim
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Open Graves, Open Minds 