Alternative worlds in fantasy fiction / / Peter Hunt and Millicent Lenz
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| Autore: |
Hunt Peter <1945->
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| Titolo: |
Alternative worlds in fantasy fiction / / Peter Hunt and Millicent Lenz
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| Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York : , : Continuum, , 2003 |
| ©2001 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (181 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 823.0876609 |
| Soggetto topico: | Fantasy fiction, English - History and criticism |
| Fantasy fiction, American - History and criticism | |
| Children's stories, English - History and criticism | |
| Persona (resp. second.): | LenzMillicent |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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; X |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This 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 Albany |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Alternative worlds in fantasy fiction |
| ISBN: | 1-281-78409-5 |
| 9786611784096 | |
| 0-8264-2077-X | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910782374003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Contemporary classics of children's literature.