The Oxford Book Of Fantasy Stories
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The Oxford Book of Fantasy Stories
Author | : T. A. Shippey |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 532 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Fantastic fiction, English |
ISBN | : 0192823981 |
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A century's worth of the exotic and the fantastic. The stories range from Richard Garnett's "The Demon Pope," a story on soul-selling, to Terry Prachett's amusing "Troll Bridge, " in which Cohen the Barbarian philosophizes on the decline of magic.
The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories
Author | : T. A. Shippey |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 632 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Science fiction, American |
ISBN | : UCAL:B4282199 |
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A collection of 30 stories spanning the period from 1903 (H.G. Wells) to 1990 (David Brin). Shippey (English language and medieval lit., U. of Leeds) has chosen well and reflects upon the genre in a longish introduction. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
The Oxford Book of Fantasy Stories
Author | : T. A. Shippey |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 536 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : STANFORD:36105005105759 |
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A century's worth of the exotic and the fantastic. The stories range from Richard Garnett's "The Demon Pope," a story on soul-selling, to Terry Prachett's amusing "Troll Bridge, " in which Cohen the Barbarian philosophizes on the decline of magic.
Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy
Author | : David Ketterer |
Publsiher | : Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0253331226 |
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Alternative Worlds in Fantasy Fiction
Author | : Peter Hunt,Millicent Lenz |
Publsiher | : A&C Black |
Total Pages | : 181 |
Release | : 2005-08-15 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9780826477606 |
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Edited by Morag Styles and written by an international team of acknowledged experts, this series provides jargon-free, critical discussion and a comprehensive guide to literary and popular texts for children. Each book introduces the reader to a major genre of children's literature, covering the key authors, major works and contexts in which those texts are published, read and studied. This book provides an illuminating guide to literature that creates alternative worlds for young readers. Focusing on the work of Ursula Le Guin, Terry Pratchett and Philip Pullman, the book considers both the genre of ?alternative worlds? and the distinctiveness of these authors? texts, including Philip Pullman's The Amber Spyglass.
The Evolution of Modern Fantasy
Author | : Jamie Williamson |
Publsiher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 245 |
Release | : 2015-07-09 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9781137515797 |
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In this comprehensive study, Williamson traces the literary history of the fantasy genre from the eighteenth century to its coalescence following the success of Tolkien's work in the 1960s. While some studies have engaged with related material, there has been no extended study specifically exploring the roots of this now beloved genre.
Historical Dictionary of Fantasy Literature
Author | : Allen Stroud |
Publsiher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 579 |
Release | : 2023-06-12 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 9781538166079 |
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Fantasy is a genre in motion, gradually expanding its reach and historical sources to embrace a global identity Historical Dictionary of Fantasy Literature, Second Edition is a snapshot of the genre in this moment, identifying new themes and sources that are emerging to inspire, enhance and invigorate the published works of fantasy writers.
Becoming a Writer
Author | : Dorothea Brande |
Publsiher | : Prabhat Prakashan |
Total Pages | : 100 |
Release | : 2021-01-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9182736450XXX |
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For most of my adult life I have been engaged in the writing, the editing, or the criticizing of fiction. I took, and I still take, the writing of fiction seriously.