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UNINA9910967499403321 |
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Autore |
Lennard John |
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Titolo |
Of modern dragons : and other essays on genre fiction / / John Lennard |
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Tirril, : Humanities-Ebooks, 2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-04033-2 |
9786612040337 |
1-84760-038-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (268 p.) |
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Collana |
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Humanities-Ebooks genre fiction monographs |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Fantasy fiction, English - History and criticism |
Fantasy fiction, American - History and criticism |
Detective and mystery stories, English - History and criticism |
Detective and mystery stories, American - History and criticism |
Science fiction, English - History and criticism |
Science fiction, American - History and criticism |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Cover ""; ""Copyright and Licence""; ""Title Page""; ""Dedication""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""The Author""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Illustrations""; ""Fafnir""; ""Ouroboros""; ""Mount Meru""; ""DNA""; ""Tortall and Hinterland""; ""1. Of Serial Readers ""; ""2. Of Purgatory and Yorkshire""; ""3. Of Pseudonyms and Sentiment""; ""4. Of Modern Dragons""; ""5. Of Aliens in Africa""; ""6. Of Organelles""; ""7. Of Stormwings and Valiant Women""; ""Bibliography""; ""Chapter 1 ""; ""Chapter 2""; ""Chapter 3""; ""Chapter 4""; ""Chapter 5""; ""Chapter 6 ""; ""Chapter 7 ""; ""SIGHTLINES "" |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A volume of essays exploring some of the best genre fiction of the last 40 years, including workk by Reginald Hill, Thomas Harris, Dorothy L. Sayers, Nora Roberts, J. D. Robb (since 2000 the world's best-selling novelist), J. R. R. Tolkien, Ursula Le Gui |
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