The Animal Fable in Science Fiction and Fantasy

Bruce Shaw

ISBN 10: 0786447834 / ISBN 13: 9780786447831

Editore: McFarland, 2010

The Animal Fable in Science Fiction and Fantasy | Bruce Shaw | Taschenbuch | Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2010 | McFarland | EAN 9780786447831 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand. Codice articolo 130454905

Riassunto:

Though animal stories and fables stretch back into the antiquity of ancient India, Persia, Greece and Rome, the reasons for writing them and their resonance for readers (and listeners) remain consistent to the present. This work argues that they were essential sources of amusement and instruction and were also often profoundly unsettling. Such authors in the realm of the animal fable as Tolkien, Freud, Voltaire, Bakhtin, Cordwainer Smith, Karel Capek, Vladimir Propp, and many more are discussed.

Informazioni sull'autore: Bruce Shaw did his early professional work in anthropology, compiling oral history of aboriginal Australians. Later, he took up English literature. He lives in Perth, Western Australia.

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Titolo: The Animal Fable in Science Fiction and ...
Casa editrice: McFarland
Data di pubblicazione: 2010
Legatura: Taschenbuch
Condizione: Neu