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THE CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO FANTASY LITERATURE

Paperback • 2012 • English

THE CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO FANTASY LITERATURE

By Farah Mendlesohn, Edward James

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About the book

Fantasy is a creation of the Enlightenment, and the recognition that excitement and wonder can be found in imagining impossible things. From the ghost stories of the Gothic to the zombies and vampires of twenty-first-century popular literature, from Mrs Radcliffe to Ms Rowling, the fantastic has been popular with readers. Since Tolkien and his many imitators, however, it has become a major publishing phenomenon. In this volume, critics and authors of fantasy look at its history since the Enlight...Show more

Biography, Literature and Literary studies
Literature: history and criticism

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9780521728737

Published year

2012

Language

English

Original title

THE CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO FANTASY LITERATURE

Format

Paperback

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