fantasia

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There, the mother darns socks and sweeps the endless dust, while the thoroughly American children daydream in midcentury fantasia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

One chapter looks at a literary example, William Wells Brown’s novel "Clotel," which is something of a fantasia on the Sally Hemings story.

From Salon • Nov. 10, 2024

Beyoncé, “II Hands II Heaven” Months after “Cowboy Carter’s” release, this sprawling yet intricate electro-country fantasia still feels like it’s revealing itself.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2024

It faces stiff competition from Gothic fantasia “Poor Things,” which has 11 nominations including best film, director for Yorgos Lanthimos and actress for Emma Stone.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 18, 2024

So: the sonata form—to set this aside means to extemporise a fantasia that is however not a symphony, not a sonata, not a concerto.

From Franz Liszt by Huneker, James