The Resource A Short History of Fantasy, (electronic resource)
A Short History of Fantasy, (electronic resource)
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The item A Short History of Fantasy, (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Lane Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
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The item A Short History of Fantasy, (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Lane Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- Some of the earliest books ever written, including The Epic of Gilgamesh and the Odyssey, deal with monsters, marvels, extraordinary voyages, and magic, and this genre, known as fantasy, remained an essential part of European literature through the rise of the modern realist novel. Tracing the history of fantasy from the earliest years through to the origins of modern fantasy in the 20th century, this account discusses contributions decade by decade-from Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy and Lewis's Narnia books in the 1950s to J
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Second edition
- Extent
- 1 online resource (297 pages)
- Note
- Description based upon print version of record
- Contents
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- Cover; Copyright; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Contents; Chapter One Introduction; Chapter Two From Myth to Magic; Chapter Three 1900-1950; Chapter Four Tolkien and Lewis; Chapter Five The 1950s; Chapter Six The 1960s; Chapter Seven The 1970s; Chapter Eight The 1980s; Chapter Nine The 1990s; Chapter Ten Pullman, Rowling, Pratchett; Chapter Eleven 2000-2010; Chronology of Important Works and People; Glossary; Further Reading; Index of Titles; Index of Authors and Topics
- Isbn
- 9781907471797
- Label
- A Short History of Fantasy
- Title
- A Short History of Fantasy
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Some of the earliest books ever written, including The Epic of Gilgamesh and the Odyssey, deal with monsters, marvels, extraordinary voyages, and magic, and this genre, known as fantasy, remained an essential part of European literature through the rise of the modern realist novel. Tracing the history of fantasy from the earliest years through to the origins of modern fantasy in the 20th century, this account discusses contributions decade by decade-from Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy and Lewis's Narnia books in the 1950s to J
- Cataloging source
- EBLCP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Mendlesohn, Farah
- Dewey number
-
- 801
- 801
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PN56.F34
- LC item number
- M46 2012
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- James, Edward
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Fantasy literature
- Fantasy in literature
- Fantasy
- Literature
- LITERARY CRITICISM / Science Fiction & Fantasy
- LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory
- Fantasy in literature
- Fantasy literature
- Label
- A Short History of Fantasy, (electronic resource)
- Note
- Description based upon print version of record
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Color
- multicolored
- Contents
- Cover; Copyright; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Contents; Chapter One Introduction; Chapter Two From Myth to Magic; Chapter Three 1900-1950; Chapter Four Tolkien and Lewis; Chapter Five The 1950s; Chapter Six The 1960s; Chapter Seven The 1970s; Chapter Eight The 1980s; Chapter Nine The 1990s; Chapter Ten Pullman, Rowling, Pratchett; Chapter Eleven 2000-2010; Chronology of Important Works and People; Glossary; Further Reading; Index of Titles; Index of Authors and Topics
- Control code
- frd873140664
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Edition
- Second edition
- Extent
- 1 online resource (297 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781907471797
- Isbn Type
- (electronic bk.)
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781907471797
- (Sirsi) b1368958
- Label
- A Short History of Fantasy, (electronic resource)
- Note
- Description based upon print version of record
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Color
- multicolored
- Contents
- Cover; Copyright; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Contents; Chapter One Introduction; Chapter Two From Myth to Magic; Chapter Three 1900-1950; Chapter Four Tolkien and Lewis; Chapter Five The 1950s; Chapter Six The 1960s; Chapter Seven The 1970s; Chapter Eight The 1980s; Chapter Nine The 1990s; Chapter Ten Pullman, Rowling, Pratchett; Chapter Eleven 2000-2010; Chronology of Important Works and People; Glossary; Further Reading; Index of Titles; Index of Authors and Topics
- Control code
- frd873140664
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Edition
- Second edition
- Extent
- 1 online resource (297 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781907471797
- Isbn Type
- (electronic bk.)
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781907471797
- (Sirsi) b1368958
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