01325nam a2200325 i 450099100145928970753620020507193835.0981008s1992 us ||| | eng 0387977538b10850387-39ule_instLE01312566ExLDip.to Matematicaeng531.16AMS 70K50Q172.5.C45R45Reichl, L. E.537259The transition to chaos in conservative classical systems :quantum manifestations /L. E. ReichlNew York :Springer-Verlag,c1992xvi, 551 p. :ill. ;24 cm."Institute for Nonlinear Science": Page opposite t.p.Based on lectures given at the Institute for Nonlinear Science, University of California, San Diego, in 1987.Includes bibliographical references and indexesChaotic behavior in systemsInstitute for nonlinear science.b1085038721-09-0628-06-02991001459289707536LE013 70K REI11 (1992)12013000102191le013-E0.00-l- 03030.i1096161628-06-02Transition to chaos in conservative classical systems918723UNISALENTOle01301-01-98ma -engus 4103380nam 22006015 450 991084757700332120250807153133.09783031534256303153425510.1007/978-3-031-53425-6(CKB)31403972600041(MiAaPQ)EBC31267401(Au-PeEL)EBL31267401(DE-He213)978-3-031-53425-6(EXLCZ)993140397260004120240409d2024 u| 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierPeter S. Beagle's “The Last Unicorn” A Critical Companion /by Timothy S. Miller1st ed. 2024.Cham :Springer Nature Switzerland :Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,2024.1 online resource (139 pages)Palgrave Science Fiction and Fantasy: A New Canon,2662-85709783031534249 3031534247 Includes bibliographical references and index.Chapter 1: Beagle’s Early Career and a New Chapter in American Fantasy -- Chapter 2: Death and the Desire for Deathlessness: Beagle and J. R. R. Tolkien on Fantasy and Mortality -- Chapter 3: Unicorn Lore: The Multiple Mythologies Behind The Last Unicorn -- Chapter 4: Metafiction and Metafantasy: Comic Fantasy as Mirror for the Genre -- Chapter 5: Unicorn Variations: Continuity and Change in the Many Versions of The Last Unicorn -- Chapter 6: Conclusion: Peter S. Beagle’s Immortal Unicorn.This book assesses the work of one of the foundational figures of American fantasy, Peter S. Beagle. Through its focused analysis of The Last Unicorn, this study contextualises Beagle’s work in relation to the popularity of the fantasy genre, following its growing success in the aftermath of Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings. In addition, through reference to the film adaptation of The Last Unicorn and also Beagle’s other works, this study highlights the author’s longevity and the influence that his metafictional and comedic work has had on contemporary fantasy. Timothy S. Miller is an Assistant Professor of English at Florida Atlantic University, USA, where he contributes to the department’s MA degree concentration in Science Fiction and Fantasy. He has previously written a critical companion on Ursula K. Le Guin’s novel A Wizard of Earthsea for the series ‘Palgrave Science Fiction and Fantasy: A New Canon’, and now serves as series co-editor with Dr. Anna McFarlane.Palgrave Science Fiction and Fantasy: A New Canon,2662-8570Literature, Modern20th centuryAmericaLiteraturesLiterary formTwentieth-Century LiteratureNorth American LiteratureLiterary GenreLiterature, ModernAmericaLiteratures.Literary form.Twentieth-Century Literature.North American Literature.Literary Genre.813.54Miller Timothy S.1945-623467MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910847577003321Peter S. Beagle's the Last Unicorn4156109UNINA