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Animal Fable in Science Fiction and Fantasy (e-bog) af Bruce Shaw, Shaw
Bruce Shaw, Shaw

Animal Fable in Science Fiction and Fantasy e-bog

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Though animal stories and fables stretch back into the antiquity of ancient India, Persia, Greece and Rome, the reasons for writing them and their resonance for readers (and listeners) remain consistent to the present. This work argues that they were essential sources of amusement and instruction--and were also often profoundly unsettling. Such authors in the realm of the animal fable as Tolkien,…
Though animal stories and fables stretch back into the antiquity of ancient India, Persia, Greece and Rome, the reasons for writing them and their resonance for readers (and listeners) remain consistent to the present. This work argues that they were essential sources of amusement and instruction--and were also often profoundly unsettling. Such authors in the realm of the animal fable as Tolkien, Freud, Voltaire, Bakhtin, Cordwainer Smith, Karel Capek, Vladimir Propp, and many more are discussed.
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Forfattere Bruce Shaw, Shaw (forfatter), C.W. Sullivan III, Sullivan III (redaktør)
Forlag McFarland
Udgivet 23.04.2010
Længde 268 sider
Genrer Literature: history and criticism
Sprog English
Format pdf
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9780786455980

Though animal stories and fables stretch back into the antiquity of ancient India, Persia, Greece and Rome, the reasons for writing them and their resonance for readers (and listeners) remain consistent to the present. This work argues that they were essential sources of amusement and instruction--and were also often profoundly unsettling. Such authors in the realm of the animal fable as Tolkien, Freud, Voltaire, Bakhtin, Cordwainer Smith, Karel Capek, Vladimir Propp, and many more are discussed.