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Fantastic Worlds: Myths, Tales, and Stories
Eric S. . Ed(S): Rabkin
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Description for Fantastic Worlds: Myths, Tales, and Stories
Paperback. Editor(s): Rabkin, Eric S. Num Pages: 500 pages. BIC Classification: GB. Dimension: 850 x 550 x 111. Weight in Grams: 139.
As the first international anthology to cover the entire scope of fantastic narrative, Fantastic Worlds presents over fifty tales, myths, and stories, ranging from Genesis to Ovid, Hans Christian Andersen to J.R.R. Tolkien, Edgar Allan Poe to James Thurber, and Franz Kafka to Italo Calvino. Including tales of fairies and elves, ghost stories, high fantasy, and stories of social criticism and the conflict between science and religion, this volume presents a diverse selection of writings that all share the same capacity to liberate the human spirit through the wild mental acrobatics of fantasy.
As the first international anthology to cover the entire scope of fantastic narrative, Fantastic Worlds presents over fifty tales, myths, and stories, ranging from Genesis to Ovid, Hans Christian Andersen to J.R.R. Tolkien, Edgar Allan Poe to James Thurber, and Franz Kafka to Italo Calvino. Including tales of fairies and elves, ghost stories, high fantasy, and stories of social criticism and the conflict between science and religion, this volume presents a diverse selection of writings that all share the same capacity to liberate the human spirit through the wild mental acrobatics of fantasy.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
500
Condition
New
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195025415
SKU
V9780195025415
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Reviews for Fantastic Worlds: Myths, Tales, and Stories
"To date, the best collection of fantastic literature that spans centuries and is international in scope. The only one of its kind to provide both narrative and comment in digestible form. A very welcome text!"
Kathryn D. Marocchino, California Maritime Academy "Fantasy Worlds is clearly the best fantasy collection now available, both in content and concept."
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Kathryn D. Marocchino, California Maritime Academy "Fantasy Worlds is clearly the best fantasy collection now available, both in content and concept."
G.R. Thompson, Purdue University ... Read more