Die Geschichte der Fantasy

A series of smart, funny video essays from PBS Digital Studios about their favorite books and why they love to read. Host Lindsay Ellis delves into topics like the evolution of YA, how science fiction mirrors our own anxieties, and why the book is sometimes just a _bit_ better than the movie.

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With Botequim, in the Lisbon neighborhood of Graça, as a starting point, we will remember the Portuguese writer, poet, and great figure of the capital’s literary salons. During a long period od the her life, especially in latter years, Botequim was the centre of the writer's life, with her being the greatest personality of the salon that gathered around her.

An extraordinary variety of writers, who often suffered terrible adversity throughout their lives, created wonderful places full of happiness in which children lived far from the sorrows of adult life.

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John Green teaches you literature in an exciting, entertaining, and endlessly informative manner.

Personalities of Czech society, culture and art offer a glimpse into their libraries.

Who was Homer, and what is the meaning of The Odyssey? In this documentary we follow the footsteps of Ulysses, also known by his Greek name Odysseus—a hero as relevant today as he was nearly three thousand years ago, on a journey across some of the most fascinating landscapes and seascapes of the Mediterranean region. With the help of prominent international scholars, we seek to resolve the questions that still surround one of humanity’s greatest literary works and its enigmatic author.

A journey that tells the thought of the greatest protagonists of Western philosophy, from its origins to the great thinkers of the twentieth century, through the story of great contemporary philosophers.

When the ailing king of America's largest renaissance festival declares his retirement, an epic power struggle ensues between an actor, a former elephant trainer, and a kettle-corn kingpin to claim his throne.

A journey through America that introduces our list of the 100 best-loved books and explores the many ways in which these novels affect, reflect and connect us all.

Following comedian Frank Skinner and Scottish crime writer Denise Mina as they team up to recreate James Boswell's and Dr Johnson's 18th century trip through Scotland to the Hebrides.

It revolves around a man who has come to terms with his unlucky fate and a goddess who has jumped into the real world to break her curse. Gong Soo Kwang, a brewmaster who runs a craft beer store. He is full of passion in his heart, but he always manages to keep calm and collected. Also equipped with a serious demeanor, he is a charming man who is popular among women wherever he goes. Lee Seul Bi is the goddess of fortune who meets Gong Soo Kwang and fights her own fate.

A story that follows Ji Yichuan, a gifted young warrior of the Ji clan who encounters all kinds of hardships yet ultimately relies on his own strength to defend his home. While under orders to guard a monster, Ji Yichuan chances upon a sacred beast. Along the way, he meets Yu Chixue. Ji Yichuan must face punishment for his infraction as the monster escaped. Yu Chixue gets seriously injured in her attempt to help him capture the monster. He secures the help of Lan Lingyu, a disciple of the Medicine King. Ji Yichuan embarks on a journey with Yu Chixue and Lan Lingyu in search for the immortal land. They cross paths with Shao Yan Wang who has assumed the pseudonym Wang Yan. Shao Yan Wang feigns kindness while pulling the strings from the background. Through many trials and tribulations, they discover the mastermind.

Tincho is a teen vlogger who dreams of becoming Argentinian rock's next big star in this adaptation of "The Gaucho Martín Fierro" by José Hernández.

Jiang Yunting, heir to the Jiang Group Hospital, and Jin Mi, a first-year medical student, accidentally travel into the world of a comic. This unlikely pair, who initially can't stand each other, embark on a magical journey where they grow to love one another and work together to save the crisis in Wan Hua Valley.

When a night watchman finishes his shift at work, he is terrified to discover that everyone in the world who went to sleep the previous night has died. Now he and a band of survivors must stay awake and uncover the secret of this global epidemic, before they fall asleep.

Kiao, a handsome and troublesome teen in the nineties, enjoys pranking people and aspires to study architecture. However, his life takes an unexpected turn when he is transported 25 years into the future. It's in 2022 where he meets Bamee, an introverted and isolated student who is studying architecture to honor the memory of his father. Through their meeting, will both of their fates be rewritten?

It's a fantasy romance story about He Luyan, an online novel editor, and Qi Lin, a hotel entrepreneur, being transported into a complaining novel written by He Luyan as a house manager and the CEO of the hotel. After a battle of wits and betrayal, they parted and then got back together. Eventually, they became a couple in real life.