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Twentieth-century Fantasists
Kath Filmer (Ed.)
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Description for Twentieth-century Fantasists
Hardcover. A collection of essays which examine the way in which fantasy literature functions as cultural and social criticism. Essays on Tolkien, Le Guin, Angela Carter, H.G. Wells and C.S. Lewis are included, as well as works by William Burroughs, Ford Madox Ford and Salman Rushdie are discussed. Editor(s): Filmer, Kath. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
Twentieth-Century Fantasists is a collection of essays which examine the way in which fantasy literature functions as cultural and social criticism. Essays on Tolkien, Le Guin, Angela Carter, H.G. Wells and C.S. Lewis are included: and also works by William Burroughs, Ford Madox Ford, and Salman Rushdie are discussed. The book surveys the social and cultural changes of the twentieth century as reflected in the works of fantasy writers.
Twentieth-Century Fantasists is a collection of essays which examine the way in which fantasy literature functions as cultural and social criticism. Essays on Tolkien, Le Guin, Angela Carter, H.G. Wells and C.S. Lewis are included: and also works by William Burroughs, Ford Madox Ford, and Salman Rushdie are discussed. The book surveys the social and cultural changes of the twentieth century as reflected in the works of fantasy writers.
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
Weight
445g
Number of Pages
212
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333569542
SKU
V9780333569542
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Ref
99-15
About Kath Filmer (Ed.)
KATH FILMER teaches English at the University of Queensland. She is a Director of Writing and Editorial Services, taking workshops and seminars to readers' and writers' groups throughout Australia. She has edited The Victorian Fantasists and is author of The Fiction of C.S. Lewis: Mask and Mirror. She is a poet, publishing regularly in Poetry Monash, a journalist, and a ... Read more
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