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This collection of 23 essays represents the best papers from the Thirteenth International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts. Scholars representing diverse perspectives on the fantastic address a variety of works―including those by Jane Austen, J.R.R. Tolkien, Stephen Donaldson, Ursula Le Guin, Jean Baudrillard, Anatole France, William Blake, and Angela Carter. Subjects addressed range from children's tales and classic literature to paper sculptures and popular television series. Containing provocative applications of scholarly observation to practical life, this volume will be of interest to scholars of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and popular culture, and to others who want to know which topics are currently in vogue in the field. Review ?Awash in discussion of popular trends yet unabashedly scholarly, brief, and mostly free of jargon, these essays are a valuable introduction to current critical and theoretical approaches to the fantastic. All academic collections.?-Choice "Awash in discussion of popular trends yet unabashedly scholarly, brief, and mostly free of jargon, these essays are a valuable introduction to current critical and theoretical approaches to the fantastic. All academic collections."-Choice About the Author JOE SANDERS is Professor of English at Lakeland Community College, Mentor, Ohio. He is author of Roger Zelazny: A Primary and Secondary Bibliography and , and editor of Science Fiction Fandom (Greenwood, 1994). He is president of the Science Fiction Research Association.

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Brand: ABC-CLIO
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0313295212
Category: Books > Subjects > Arts & Photography > History & Criticism > Criticism
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Release Date: 14 November 1995
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