Poétisation et déréalisation de la ville au XIXème siècle : les tropes d’une littérature hantée by Françoise Dupeyron-Lafay

“…Yet, because of the way they were represented, cities were paradoxically derealized—even in supposedly realistic texts—and turned into dreamlike or fantasy entities with Gothic or mythical qualities.The fact the city was so omnipresent and disturbing while at the same time so familiar or even commonplace probably accounts for the writers’ keeping it at a distance, through derealizing techniques whose stylistic modalities shall here be examined, namely the use in prose works of literary devices that belong to poetic writing—such as metaphors, hypallages and metonymies—in Thomas De Quincey’s The Confessions of an English Opium-Eater (1821) and Poe’s "The Man of the Crowd" (1840). …”
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Toward Endless Life: Population, Machinery, and Monumental Time by Thomas Allen

“…Thus, “deep time” becomes the fantasy of a world other than that made by human beings.…”
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Magic as a tool to build rapport with new environment: Herr Röslein trilogy by Silke Lambeck by Yuliya V. Krasovickaya

“…Real life in the novels is not displaced by a fantasy world; the magician character just empowers others to become more confident in their own strength. …”
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Measurement of Prosocial Reasoning among Chinese Adolescents by Frank H. Y. Lai, Andrew M. H. Siu, Chewtyn C. H. Chan, Daniel T. L. Shek

“…In the first stage of the study (𝑛=50), the PROM scores had high positive correlations with empathy and negative correlations with personal distress and fantasy. These results were consistent with theoretical expectations, although this is also a concern that empathy had a close-to-unity correlation with PROM score in the small sample study of stage 1. …”
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Écran magique et prégnance du hors champ : l’art du cadrage dans « Mrs Bathurst » de Kipling by Élodie Raimbault

“…The projection on a screen of images taken from reality paradoxically opens up onto the realm of fantasy and unreality.The frame, that is to say the delimitation of a point of view, is certainly what creates this magical effect and it is interesting to see that in « Mrs Bathurst » Kipling uses techniques which have a similar effect, such as elliptical statements, understatements, and unspoken comments. …”
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The infinite scroll … exploring the motivations and individual differences in binge-watching behavior on porn tube sites by Shilpa Kalyan, Devadas Menon, Saravanan Velakutty Mariyappan

“…The Study delves into five motivations for binge-watching behaviour: Excitement seeking, Diversion, Fantasy, Arousal, and Habitual pastime. The Online Survey conducted across 380 participants in India highlights the significance of these motivations in driving individuals to engage in extensive viewing of adult content on tube sites. …”
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From Independence Day to Land of Plenty: Screening American Patriotism from German Émigré Perspectives before and after 9/11 by Frank Mehring

“…In the discourse of screening American patriotism from German émigré perspectives before and after 9/11, the work of Emmerich and Wenders exemplifies the spectrum of approaches to negotiate the fantasy of, desire for, and experience of American culture in the medium of film.…”
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Les châteaux des parcs Disney. Le médiévalisme comme mythe entrepreneurial by William Blanc

“…Si le médiévalisme des romantiques – et par la suite de la fantasy – exprime une réaction négative – voire une critique – de la modernité industrielle, il est frappant de constater que celle-ci s’est aussi emparée des tropes du Moyen Âge imaginaire pour développer son propre discours. …”
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Lady Clara Cavendish: Reynolds and Rymer’s Political Hoax by Rebecca L. Nesvet

“…For Reynolds and Rymer, therefore, the hoax did not constitute a departure or escapist fantasy, but a potentially more persuasive affirmation of the ideological commitments that they shared. …”
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Combined Case of Blood-Injury-Injection Phobia and Social Phobia: Behavior Therapy Management and Effectiveness through Tilt Test by Fotini Ferenidou, Theodoros Chalimourdas, Velissarios Antonakis, Nikolaos Vaidakis, Georgios Papadimitriou

“…The specific contribution of social skills techniques, fantasy, and real-life situations exposure was examined in a single case design. …”
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A Study of Human-Motifs of Ajā'ib al-Makhlūqāt wa Gharā'ib al-Mawjūdāt Manuscript (A Case Study of Ajā'ib al-Makhlūqāt wa Gharā'ib al-Mawjūdāt of Astan Quds Razavi Central Library... by Sara Sadeghinia

“…Wherever the artist feels the need to break the boundary between fantasy and reality, the images are more appealing. …”
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THE EFFECT OF PUPPET SHOW ON HOSPITALIZATION IN PRESCHOOL CHILDREN (3-6 YEARS) by Emuliana Sulpat, Amellia Mardhika, Lailatul Fadliyah, Anestasia Pangestu Mei Tyas, Susilo Harianto, Yusrina Ika Ilhami

“…Introduction: One way to minimize the impact of hospitalization is storytelling with dolls or puppet shows , which is a type of game using puppet media through fantasy games for preschoolers (3-6 years old). The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of play therapy "puppet show" on the impact of hospitalization on preschool children (3-6 years) in the Orchid room of Ibnu Sina Hospital, Gresik Regency. …”
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Voyage au cœur d’un futur inconnu : analyse du genre dans le cinéma de science-fiction chinois du nouveau millénaire by Wei Yang

“…En partie à cause du monopole hollywoodien du genre, les films de science-fiction chinois ont tendance à revenir à des conventions cinématographiques locales pré-existantes et à se mêler à d’autres genres aussi divers que la fantasy, les histoires d’horreur et de fantômes, les romances et les films d’arts martiaux. …”
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Interviews with multimedia comics creators—how Hannah Berry, Lance Dann and Tom McNally use audio drama to move their work into new areas of storytelling by Alex Fitch

“…These practitioners have moved from the practice of making comics into audio production or have lent their experience in comic creation to making related podcast dramas.In the first interview, former comic book writer Tom McNally, editor and publisher of the comics anthology Semiotic Cohesion [2006-2008], which promoted work by comic creators from South Africa to a wider audience, talks about his comedic fantasy audio drama Saga of the European King. In this interview he discusses how his storytelling craft was honed by the medium of comics, with obvious changes made when moving into the aural medium. …”
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Misères et splendeurs d’un mendicant dans 'Le Seigneur vous le rendra' de Mahi Binebine by Mohamed Semlali

“…If the marvellous is not completely evacuated, if the narrator claims a part of fantasy in his story, the novel is there to remind us that a literary work is also a reflection on the human condition of those left behind and on the alienation of the individual who must redouble his ingenuity to assert himself as a singular and independent being. …”
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From Dickens’s Theatrical Performance to Contemporary post Dickensian Narrative and Artistic Performance (Acker, Ackroyd, Waters and Rushdie) by Georges Letissier

“…Kathy Acker’s Great Expectations, by juxtaposing disjointed jump-cut sequences incorporating fantasy, personal statements and plagiarism transforms Dickensian theatrical performance into “narrative happenings”. …”
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Neurostructural correlates of harm action/outcome aversion: The role of empathy by Shu Su, Ling-Xiang Xia

“…To explore this issue, we examined the brain structures associated with the two distinct dimensions of harm aversion (harm action/outcome aversion) and the potential mediating role of the four aspects of empathy: fantasy, perspective-taking, empathic concern, and personal distress. …”
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The Life Mission Theory IV. Theory on Child Development by Soren Ventegodt, Joav Merrick

“…The loss of ability takes the form of diminished social ability, psychosexual potency, joy, energy, and fantasy while playing, as well as diminished ability to concentrate, focus, and learn. …”
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A Questionnaire for the Assessment of Pragmatic Competence in Children Aged 5-8 by E.S. Oshchepkova, N.A. Kartushina, K.S. Tarasova

“…The study showed that the pragmatic competence of children includes: 1) understanding of the literal and figurative meaning of statements; 2) mastery of non-verbal means of communication; 3) communication skills: politeness, openness to communication, adequate response to the expectations of the interlocutor; 4) development of verbal creativity in various genres, including fantasy. The results of the analysis showed that girls’ pragmatic competence at the age of 5-8 years was better developed than boys, however, in general, in normatively developing children by the age of 5, the main aspects of pragmatic competence have already been developed, and in the future may deteriorate, but understanding the figurative meaning of statements continues to develop at school. …”
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The characters of fairy tales in the children's book illustration: a dragon and a witch by Ingrida Korsakaitė

“…Book jackets and covers also frequently feature a decorative picture of the dragon, which is one of the most distinguished elements of fairy tale fantasy. In Lithuanian children's books, a rather unique picture of the witch (a fairy or a stepmother) has formed. …”
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