Fantasy fiction and Welsh myth Book

This text examines how contemporary fantasy literature offers critical insights into western society and culture by drawing on the ancient myths of Wales. Introduction Welsh Myth in Fiction: A Place of the Mind and the Spirit -- Ch. 1. Welsh Myth and the Sense of Belonging -- Ch. 2. Eternal Triangles and the Cycles of Myth -- Ch. 3. Reconstructing the Present from the Stories of the Past -- Ch. 4. Children from Dysfunctional Families: Instruments of Mythic Healing -- Ch. 5. The Place of the Pig-Keeper: To Know Oneself -- Ch. 6. Arthurian Novels and the Spirit of the Welsh Place -- Ch. 7. Belonging and the Right of Possession: Children's Novels -- Ch. 8. Welsh Myth in Historical Novels -- Ch. 9. The Film Hero and Welsh Mythology -- Ch. 10. Myth, Theology and Belonging.