Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction. The Fantastic as a Literary Genre
1 Modernist Short Stories and the Fantastic
2 The Fantastic as an Interrogation of Literary Practices
3 Reclaiming History: Fantastic Journeys in Time and Space
4 Psychoanalytic Readings of the Fantastic
5 The Fantastic and the Conventions of Gothic Romance
6 Women Writers of the Fantastic
7 Cinematic Encounters with the Fantastic
Conclusion. Fantastic Literature in Spanish America in the Twenty-First Century
Notes
Bibliography
Index