02642nam 2200625 450 991081309400332120230617005137.01-281-78409-597866117840960-8264-2077-X(CKB)1000000000541673(EBL)436091(OCoLC)276305671(SSID)ssj0000070885(PQKBManifestationID)11109987(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000070885(PQKBWorkID)10070503(PQKB)10363237(MiAaPQ)EBC436091(Au-PeEL)EBL436091(CaPaEBR)ebr11235630(CaONFJC)MIL178409(EXLCZ)99100000000054167320181004e20032001 uy 1engur|n|---|||||txtccrAlternative worlds in fantasy fiction /Peter Hunt and Millicent LenzLondon ;New York :Continuum,2003.©20011 online resource (181 p.)Contemporary Classics of Children's LiteratureDescription based upon print version of record.0-8264-7760-7 Contents; CHAPTER 1 Introduction; CHAPTER 2 Ursula K. Le Guin; CHAPTER 3 Terry Pratchett; CHAPTER 4 Philip Pullman; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; W; XThis book provides an illuminating guide to literature that creates alternative worlds for young readers. Focusing on the work of Ursula Le Guin, Terry Pratchett and Philip Pullman, the book considers both the genre of 'alternative worlds' and the distinctiveness of these authors' texts, including Philip Pullman's The Amber Sypglass. Peter Hunt is Pofessor of English at Cardiff University. Millicent Lenz is Associate Professor at the State University of New York at AlbanyContemporary classics of children's literature.Fantasy fiction, EnglishHistory and criticismFantasy fiction, AmericanHistory and criticismChildren's stories, EnglishHistory and criticismFantasy fiction, EnglishHistory and criticism.Fantasy fiction, AmericanHistory and criticism.Children's stories, EnglishHistory and criticism.823.0876609Hunt Peter1945-164337Lenz MillicentMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813094003321Alternative worlds in fantasy fiction4105321UNINA