ABSTRACT
In the first six chapters, I have discussed fantasy as if it existed on an invisible interface between author and audience. The author creates a delightful escape, or presents a new interpretation of reality, or enjoins obedience to that interpretation, or simply destroys the audience’s assurance. Fantasy mediates between authorial intention and audience response; it creates much of the desired effect. But fantasy is not some form of energy which can traverse the void between two minds. A vehicle is necessary – the literary work. As I suggested in chapter one, the work itself can make formal demands which affect both the author and what he can hope to achieve with his creation. https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9781315759227/66e932a7-d0db-4efa-8167-1280ef12bc76/content/fig13_B.tif" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"/>
