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Fantasy Creatures

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Fantasy Literature
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Dr Caroline Batten and Dr Megan Cavell discuss fantastic animals in fantasy text
Dr Caroline Batten and Dr Megan Cavell discuss fantastic animals in fantasy texts, from their classical origins to the modern day. Topics include medieval bestiaries, The Last Unicorn, dragons and their mothers, Donkey's romantic arc in Shrek, the queerness of Ursula the Sea Witch, and the monstrosity of gender.

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Fantasy Literature
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Caroline Batten
Megan Cavell
Keywords
fantasy
bestiaries
Pliny
unicorns
The Last Unicorn
dragons
game of thrones
sirens
mermaids
The Little Mermaid
disney
gender
queer theory
Department: Faculty of English Language and Literature
Date Added: 29/09/2021
Duration: 00:10:55

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