Literary wonderlands : a journey through the greatest fictional worlds ever created / general editor...
Literary wonderlands : a journey through the greatest fictional worlds ever created / general editor...
Literary wonderlands : a journey through the greatest fictional worlds ever created / general editor, Laura Miller.
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Publisher
New York : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, [2016].
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G 2017/1351
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Language
English
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Physical content
319 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction -- Anonymous: The epic of Gilgamesh, c.1750 BCE -- Homer: The odyssey, c.725-675 BCE -- Ovid: Metamorphoses, c.8 -- Anonymous: Beowulf, c.700-1100 -- Anonymous: The thousand and one nights, c.700-947 -- Anonymous: The mabinogion, 12th-14th century -- Snorri Sturluson: The prose Edda, c....
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Publisher
New York : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, [2016].
Date Published
[2016].
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Summary
From the epic of Gilgamesh, almost two thousand years BCE, to the modern fantasies of Stephen King's Dark Tower series and J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter, authors have created fictional realms that have captivated audiences. Miller has guided a team of writers to unlock the mysteries and meanings of nearly 100 fantastical lands. The essays explore the...
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Literary wonderlands : a journey through the greatest fictional worlds ever created / general editor, Laura Miller.
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Includes index.
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©2016.
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G 2017/1351
Record Identifier
74VKVR80xGQd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVR80xGQd
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ISBN
9780316316385
DDC
809/.933
MMS ID
991024075216102626
