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Language: English
Published by McFarland & Co Inc, 2010
Series: Book 5 of 68 - Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy
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- Title
- The Animal Fable in Science Fiction and Fantasy
- Author
- Shaw, Bruce
- Publisher
- McFarland & Co Inc
- Publication year
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Paperback / softback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0786447834
- ISBN 13
- 9780786447831
- Item weight
- 348 grams
- Series
- Book 5 of 68: Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy
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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About the Author
Donald E. Palumbo is a professor of English at East Carolina University. He lives in Greenville, North Carolina.
C.W. Sullivan III is Distinguished Professor of arts and sciences at East Carolina University and a full member of the Welsh Academy. He is the author of numerous books and the on-line journal Celtic Cultural Studies.
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