TY  - BOOK
AU  - Illger, Daniel
AB  - In this study, the author develops a poetics of fantasy that calls into question the common interpretation of the genre as politically reactionary and aesthetically dull. On this basis, he argues that the video game has a specific affinity to the genre of fantasy, and he substantiates this thesis by analyzing artistically outstanding games such Dark Souls, Skyrim, and Hellblade.
DO  - 10.1515/9783110695380
ID  - OAPEN ID: 50337
KW  - game studies
KW  - genre theory
KW  - Fantasy
KW  - Tolkien research
L1  - https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110695380
LA  - German
LK  - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/48971
PB  - De Gruyter
PY  - 2020
SN  - 9783110695380
TI  - Grüne Sonnen: Poetik und Politik der Fantasy am Medium Videospielnull
ER  - 
