The Cambridge companion to fantasy literature / edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn. [electr...
The Cambridge companion to fantasy literature / edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn. [electr...
The Cambridge companion to fantasy literature / edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn. [electronic resource]
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
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English
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1 online resource (xxiv, 268 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
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text
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computer
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online resource
Contents
Machine generated contents note: Introduction Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn; Part I. Histories: 1. Fantasy from Dryden to Dunsany Gary K. Wolfe; 2. Gothic and horror fiction Adam Roberts; 3. American fantasy, 1820-1950 Paul Kincaid; 4. The development of children's fantasy Maria Nikolajeva; 5. T...
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
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England
Date Published
2012.
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Summary
Fantasy is a creation of the Enlightenment, and the recognition that excitement and wonder can be found in imagining impossible things. From the ghost stories of the Gothic to the zombies and vampires of twenty-first-century popular literature, from Mrs Radcliffe to Ms Rowling, the fantastic has been popular with readers. Since Tolkien and his many...
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The Cambridge companion to fantasy literature / edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn. [electronic resource]
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Cambridge companions to literature
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Nov 2015).
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-261) and index.
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English
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74VKVw6radZl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVw6radZl
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1-139-01462-5
1-107-48039-6
1-107-48462-6
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823/.0876609
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991023962524102626
