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The A to Z of Fantasy Literature
Brian Stableford
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Description for The A to Z of Fantasy Literature
Paperback. Series: The A to Z Guide Series. Num Pages: 568 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 37. Weight in Grams: 812.
Once upon a time all literature was fantasy, set in a mythical past when magic existed, animals talked, and the gods took an active hand in earthly affairs. As the mythical past was displaced in Western estimation by the historical past and novelists became increasingly preoccupied with the present, fantasy was temporarily marginalized until the late 20th century, when it enjoyed a spectacular resurgence in every stratum of the literary marketplace. Stableford provides an invaluable guide to this sequence of events and to the current state of the field. The chronology tracks the evolution of fantasy from the origins ... Read more
Once upon a time all literature was fantasy, set in a mythical past when magic existed, animals talked, and the gods took an active hand in earthly affairs. As the mythical past was displaced in Western estimation by the historical past and novelists became increasingly preoccupied with the present, fantasy was temporarily marginalized until the late 20th century, when it enjoyed a spectacular resurgence in every stratum of the literary marketplace. Stableford provides an invaluable guide to this sequence of events and to the current state of the field. The chronology tracks the evolution of fantasy from the origins ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
The A to Z Guide Series
Condition
New
Number of Pages
568
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810868298
SKU
V9780810868298
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About Brian Stableford
Brian Stableford is a part-time lecturer in creative writing at University College, Winchester. A professional writer since 1965, he has published more than 50 novels and 200 short stories, several nonfiction works, and thousands of articles for periodicals and reference books.
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