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| − | '''Dream worlds''' are a commonly used [[plot device]] in [[fiction]]al works, most notably in [[science fiction]] and [[fantasy fiction]]. The use of a dream world creates a situation where by a [[character]] in placed in a marvelous and unpredictable environment and must overcome several personal problems to escape. The dream world also commonly serves to teach some [[moral]] or [[religious]] lessons to the character experiencing it – a lesson that the other characters will be unaware of, but one that will influence decisions made regarding them. When the character is reintroduced into the real world (usually when they wake up), the question arises as to what exactly constitutes [[reality]] due to the vivid recollection and experiences of the dream world. | + | '''Dream worlds''' are a commonly used [[Wikipedia:plot device]] in [[Wikipedia:fiction]]al works, most notably in [[Wikipedia:science fiction]] and [[Wikipedia:fantasy fiction]]. The use of a dream world creates a situation where by a [[Wikipedia:character]] in placed in a marvelous and unpredictable environment and must overcome several personal problems to escape. The dream world also commonly serves to teach some [[Wikipedia:moral]] or [[Wikipedia:religious]] lessons to the character experiencing it – a lesson that the other characters will be unaware of, but one that will influence decisions made regarding them. When the character is reintroduced into the real world (usually when they wake up), the question arises as to what exactly constitutes [[Wikipedia:reality]] due to the vivid recollection and experiences of the dream world. |
| − | Dream worlds contrast with [[fantasy world]]s, in which the world has existence independant of the characters in it.<ref>J.R.R. Tolkien, "On Fairy-Stories", p 14, ''The Tolkien Reader'', Ballantine Books, New York 1966</ref> The use of "dream frames" to contain a fantasy world, and so explain away its marvels, has been bitterly criticized and has been become much less prevalent.<ref name="encyc">John Grant and John Clute, ''The Encyclopedia of Fantasy'', "Dreams", p 297 ISBN 0-312-19869-8</ref> | + | Dream worlds contrast with [[Wikipedia:fantasy world]]s, in which the world has existence independant of the characters in it.<ref>J.R.R. Tolkien, "On Fairy-Stories", p 14, ''The Tolkien Reader'', Ballantine Books, New York 1966</ref> The use of "dream frames" to contain a fantasy world, and so explain away its marvels, has been bitterly criticized and has been become much less prevalent.<ref name="encyc">John Grant and John Clute, ''The Encyclopedia of Fantasy'', "Dreams", p 297 ISBN 0-312-19869-8</ref> |
==Fictional dream worlds== | ==Fictional dream worlds== | ||
| − | Dream frames were frequently used in medieval allegory to justify the narrative;<ref name="encyc"/> ''[[The Book of the Duchess]]'' and ''[[Piers Plowman]]'' are two such [[dream vision]]s. | + | [[File:Alice par John Tenniel 24.png|thumb|300px|Wonderland tree in which the [[Wikipedia:Cheshire Cat|Cheshire Cat]] vanishes, his grin disappearing last]] |
| + | Dream frames were frequently used in medieval allegory to justify the narrative;<ref name="encyc"/> ''[[Wikipedia:The Book of the Duchess]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Piers Plowman]]'' are two such [[Wikipedia:dream vision]]s. | ||
| − | An early example of a fictional dreamworld is the forest in [[Shakespeare's]] [[A Midsummer Night's Dream]], which is like a collective dream world of the lovers that venture into it.{{Fact|date=May 2007}} | + | An early example of a fictional dreamworld is the forest in [[Wikipedia:Shakespeare's]] [[Wikipedia:A Midsummer Night's Dream]], which is like a collective dream world of the lovers that venture into it.{{Fact|date=May 2007}} |
| − | + | [[Wikipedia:Wonderland]] from ''[[Wikipedia:Alice in Wonderland]]'' is a dream world with long and consistent fame, due in part to a surrealism appropriate to the dream state, before Surrealism was in the mainstream palette. | |
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| − | + | [[Wikipedia:Land of Oz|Oz]] from the novel ''[[Wikipedia:The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]]'' a fantasy world that became, in the [[Wikipedia:The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|1939 movie]], Dorothy's dream world.<ref>L. Frank Baum, Michael Patrick Hearn, ''The Annotated Wizard of Oz'', p 96, ISBN 0-517-500868</ref> | |
| − | Dreamworlds also appear in ''[[Rozen Maiden]]'', in the Outback(s) of ''[[The Maxx]]''; in Dream Land, the main setting of many [[Kirby series|''Kirby'' games]], in the Maginaryworld from ''[[Sonic Shuffle]]'', and in Nightopia and Nightmare (collectively known in a place called the "Night Dimension") from ''[[NiGHTS into Dreams...]]'' and its upcoming sequel for the [[Wii]], ''[[Nights: Journey of Dreams]]''. ''[[The Life and Times of Juniper Lee]]'' and the movie ''[[Sailor Moon SuperS movie|Sailor Moon Super S the Movie: Black Dream Hole]]'' also have dream realms. | + | In the film version of ''[[Wikipedia:Peter Pan (1953 film)|Peter Pan]]'', [[Wikipedia:Neverland]] is a dream world from which [[Wikipedia:Wendy Darling|Wendy]] wakes (her brothers, [[Wikipedia:Michael Darling (Peter Pan character)|Michael]] and [[Wikipedia:John Darling (Peter Pan character)|John]], are still asleep).{{Fact}} |
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| + | In the 1980s, the [[Wikipedia:A Nightmare on Elm Street (series)|Nightmare on Elm Street series]] of horror films introduced a dream realm inhabited by the supernatural serial killer [[Wikipedia:Freddy Krueger]]. | ||
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| + | Other fictional dreamworlds include the [[Wikipedia:Dreamlands]] of H.P. Lovecraft's ''[[Wikipedia:Dream Cycle]]''; Down Town, the land of nightmares where all people who are in comas go in the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Monkeybone]]'', and [[Wikipedia:The Neverending Story]]'s world of [[Wikipedia:Fantastica]], which includes places like The Desert of Lost Dreams, The Sea of Possibilities, and the Swamps of Saddness. | ||
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| + | Dreamworlds also appear in ''[[Wikipedia:Rozen Maiden]]'', in the Outback(s) of ''[[Wikipedia:The Maxx]]''; in Dream Land, the main setting of many [[Wikipedia:Kirby series|''Kirby'' games]], in the Maginaryworld from ''[[Wikipedia:Sonic Shuffle]]'', and in Nightopia and Nightmare (collectively known in a place called the "Night Dimension") from ''[[Wikipedia:NiGHTS into Dreams...]]'' and its upcoming sequel for the [[Wikipedia:Wii]], ''[[Wikipedia:Nights: Journey of Dreams]]''. ''[[Wikipedia:The Life and Times of Juniper Lee]]'' and the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Sailor Moon SuperS movie|Sailor Moon Super S the Movie: Black Dream Hole]]'' also have dream realms. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| − | *[[Dreamscape (dream)]] | + | * [[Fictional dream worlds]] |
| − | *[[Neverland (disambiguation)]] | + | *[[Wikipedia:Dreamscape (dream)]] |
| − | *[[astral plane]] | + | *[[Wikipedia:Neverland (disambiguation)]] |
| − | *[[mental plane]] | + | *[[Wikipedia:astral plane]] |
| + | *[[Wikipedia:mental plane]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:39, 24 February 2011
Dream worlds are a commonly used Wikipedia:plot device in Wikipedia:fictional works, most notably in Wikipedia:science fiction and Wikipedia:fantasy fiction. The use of a dream world creates a situation where by a Wikipedia:character in placed in a marvelous and unpredictable environment and must overcome several personal problems to escape. The dream world also commonly serves to teach some Wikipedia:moral or Wikipedia:religious lessons to the character experiencing it – a lesson that the other characters will be unaware of, but one that will influence decisions made regarding them. When the character is reintroduced into the real world (usually when they wake up), the question arises as to what exactly constitutes Wikipedia:reality due to the vivid recollection and experiences of the dream world.
Dream worlds contrast with Wikipedia:fantasy worlds, in which the world has existence independant of the characters in it.[1] The use of "dream frames" to contain a fantasy world, and so explain away its marvels, has been bitterly criticized and has been become much less prevalent.[2]
Fictional dream worlds[edit]
Dream frames were frequently used in medieval allegory to justify the narrative;[2] Wikipedia:The Book of the Duchess and Wikipedia:Piers Plowman are two such Wikipedia:dream visions.
An early example of a fictional dreamworld is the forest in Wikipedia:Shakespeare's Wikipedia:A Midsummer Night's Dream, which is like a collective dream world of the lovers that venture into it.[unverified]Wikipedia:Wonderland from Wikipedia:Alice in Wonderland is a dream world with long and consistent fame, due in part to a surrealism appropriate to the dream state, before Surrealism was in the mainstream palette.
Oz from the novel Wikipedia:The Wonderful Wizard of Oz a fantasy world that became, in the 1939 movie, Dorothy's dream world.[3]
In the film version of Peter Pan, Wikipedia:Neverland is a dream world from which Wendy wakes (her brothers, Michael and John, are still asleep).[unverified]
In the 1980s, the Nightmare on Elm Street series of horror films introduced a dream realm inhabited by the supernatural serial killer Wikipedia:Freddy Krueger.
Other fictional dreamworlds include the Wikipedia:Dreamlands of H.P. Lovecraft's Wikipedia:Dream Cycle; Down Town, the land of nightmares where all people who are in comas go in the movie Wikipedia:Monkeybone, and Wikipedia:The Neverending Story's world of Wikipedia:Fantastica, which includes places like The Desert of Lost Dreams, The Sea of Possibilities, and the Swamps of Saddness.
Dreamworlds also appear in Wikipedia:Rozen Maiden, in the Outback(s) of Wikipedia:The Maxx; in Dream Land, the main setting of many Kirby games, in the Maginaryworld from Wikipedia:Sonic Shuffle, and in Nightopia and Nightmare (collectively known in a place called the "Night Dimension") from Wikipedia:NiGHTS into Dreams... and its upcoming sequel for the Wikipedia:Wii, Wikipedia:Nights: Journey of Dreams. Wikipedia:The Life and Times of Juniper Lee and the movie Sailor Moon Super S the Movie: Black Dream Hole also have dream realms.
References[edit]
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "On Fairy-Stories", p 14, The Tolkien Reader, Ballantine Books, New York 1966
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 John Grant and John Clute, The Encyclopedia of Fantasy, "Dreams", p 297 ISBN 0-312-19869-8
- ↑ L. Frank Baum, Michael Patrick Hearn, The Annotated Wizard of Oz, p 96, ISBN 0-517-500868
See also[edit]
- Fictional dream worlds
- Wikipedia:Dreamscape (dream)
- Wikipedia:Neverland (disambiguation)
- Wikipedia:astral plane
- Wikipedia:mental plane
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