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2nd ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (297 pages) |
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Print version record. |
| Contents |
Cover; Copyright; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Contents; Chapter One Introduction; Chapter Two From Myth to Magic; Chapter Three 1900-1950; Chapter Four Tolkien and Lewis; Chapter Five The 1950s; Chapter Six The 1960s; Chapter Seven The 1970s; Chapter Eight The 1980s; Chapter Nine The 1990s; Chapter Ten Pullman, Rowling, Pratchett; Chapter Eleven 2000-2010; Chronology of Important Works and People; Glossary; Further Reading; Index of Titles; Index of Authors and Topics. |
| Summary |
Some of the earliest books ever written, including The Epic of Gilgamesh and the Odyssey, deal with monsters, marvels, extraordinary voyages, and magic, and this genre, known as fantasy, remained an essential part of European literature through the rise of the modern realist novel. Tracing the history of fantasy from the earliest years through to the origins of modern fantasy in the 20th century, this account discusses contributions decade by decade-from Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy and Lewis's Narnia books in the 1950s to J. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-260) and index. |
| Subject |
Fantasy literature -- History and criticism.
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Fantasy in literature.
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Fantasy.
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Literature.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Science Fiction & Fantasy.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Semiotics & Theory.
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Fantasy in literature. (OCoLC)fst00920849
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Fantasy literature. (OCoLC)fst00920853
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Phantastische Literatur.
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Englisch.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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| Added Author |
James, Edward, 1947-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Mendlesohn, Farah. A Short History of Fantasy. Chicago : Libri Publishing, ©2012 9781907471667 |
| ISBN |
9781907471797 (electronic bk.) |
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1907471790 (electronic bk.) |
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9781907471643 (electronic bk.) |
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1907471642 (electronic bk.) |
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