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Record Nr.

UNINA9910796163603321

Autore

Eller Jonathan R. <1952->

Titolo

Ray Bradbury : the life of fiction / / Jonathan R. Eller, William F. Touponce

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Kent, Ohio ; ; London, [England] : , : The Kent State University Press, , 2004

©2004

ISBN

1-63101-104-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1050 p.)

Disciplina

813.54

Soggetti

Science fiction, American - History and criticism

Authors, American - 20th century

Science fiction - Authorship

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover Page""; ""Halftitle Page""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface and Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction: Metaphors, Myths, and Masks: Origins of Authorship in the Texts of Ray Bradbury""; ""1. Out of the House of Arkham: Dark Carnival and The October Country""; ""2. Martian Carnivals: The Martian Chronicles (The Silver Locusts)""; ""3. The Simulacrum of Carnival: Fahrenheit 451""; ""4. The Carnival Blaze of Summer: Dandelion Wine""; ""5. Fathering the Carnival: Something Wicked This Way Comes""

""6. Corpse Carnivals: A Memory of Murder, Death Is a Lonely Business, A Graveyard for Lunatics, and Let�s All Kill Constance!""""7. Carnival Sideshows: The Fantasy and Science Fiction Story Collections""; ""8. Conclusions: A Carnival Sense of Life""; ""Afterword: A Conversation with Ray Bradbury""; ""Key to Abbreviations""; ""Appendix A: Bradbury�s Fiction, Year-by-Year""; ""Appendix B: Unpublished Fiction""; ""Notes""; ""Selected Bibliography""; ""Index""