The Oxford Book of Fantasy Stories - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0192803824 ISBN 13: 9780192803825

Casa editrice: Oxford Univ Pr, 2003

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An anthology of fantasy stories selected by the eminent Medievalist and Fantasy scholar Tom Shippey, The Oxford Book of Fantasy Stories gathers together thirty-one tales brimming over with imagination. This rich and intriguing collection of fantasy stories features classic figures--the Devil, trolls and werewolves, sorcerers and dragons--that have long been a part of the human psyche. The authors of these marvelous tales draw upon a deep well of images, characters, and landscapes with great imagination and subtlety. Featuring writers as diverse as John Buchan and Mervyn Peake, Angela Carter and Terry Pratchett, this is an anthology for the newcomer and dedicated fan alike.

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Tom Shippey holds the Walter J. Ong Chair of Humanities at St Louis University, Missouri, specializing in Medieval Literature, Old English Arthurian and Romance Literature, Fantasy, and Science Fiction. He has written and edited numerous books, including J. R. R. Tolkien: Author of the Century (2001).

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• Editore: Oxford Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0192803824
• ISBN 13: 9780192803825
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 499
• Redattore: Shippey T. A.