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   From: hayesstw@telkomsa.net   
      
   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).   
      
   Read it all here:   
      
      
      
   Read my thoughts on it here:   
      
      
      
      
   --   
   Stephen Hayes, Author of The Year of the Dragon   
   Sample or purchase The Year of the Dragon:   
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