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The A to Z of fantasy literature /
Once upon a time all literature was fantasy, set in a mythical pastwhen magic existed, animals talked, and the gods took an active hand inearthly affairs. As the mythical past was displaced in Westernestimation by the historical past and novelists became increasinglypreoccupied with the present, fan...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Lanham :
Scarecrow Press,
2009.
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| Colección: | A to Z guides ;
46. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Once upon a time all literature was fantasy, set in a mythical pastwhen magic existed, animals talked, and the gods took an active hand inearthly affairs. As the mythical past was displaced in Westernestimation by the historical past and novelists became increasinglypreoccupied with the present, fantasy was temporarily marginalizeduntil the late 20th century, when it enjoyed a spectacular resurgencein every stratum of the literary marketplace. |
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| Notas: | Originally published in 2005 as Historical dictionary of fantasy literature. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (lxvii, 499 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 449-498). |
| ISBN: | 9780810863453 0810863456 |