Literary wonderlands : a journey through the greatest fictional worlds ever created
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Contributors
Miller, Laura, 1960- editor.
Status
Coyle Free Lib
809 MI
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809 MI
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Book
Physical Desc
319 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Notes
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Includes index.
Description
A glorious collection that delves deep into the inception, influences, and literary and historical underpinnings of nearly 100 of our most beloved fictional realms. Please note that the ebook does not contain images. Literary Wonderlands is a thoroughly researched, wonderfully written, and beautifully produced book that spans two thousand years of creative endeavor. From Spenser's The Fairie Queene to Wells's The Time Machine to Murakami's 1Q84 it explores the timeless and captivating features of fiction's imagined worlds including the relevance of the writer's own life to the creation of the story, influential contemporary events and philosophies, and the meaning that can be extracted from the details of the work. Each piece includes a detailed overview of the plot and a "Dramatis Personae." Literary Wonderlands is a fascinating read for lovers of literature, fantasy, and science fiction. Laura Miller is the book's general editor. Co-founder of Salon.com, where she worked as an editor and writer for 20 years, she is currently a books and culture columnist at Slate. A journalist and a critic, her work has appeared in the New Yorker, Harper's, the Guardian, and the New York Times Book Review, where she wrote the "Last Word" column for two years. She is the author of The Magician's Book: A Skeptic's Adventures in Narnia and editor of the Salon.com Reader's Guide to Contemporary Authors.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Miller, L. Literary wonderlands: a journey through the greatest fictional worlds ever created .
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Miller, Laura, 1960-. Literary Wonderlands: A Journey Through the Greatest Fictional Worlds Ever Created. .
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Miller, Laura, 1960-. Literary Wonderlands: A Journey Through the Greatest Fictional Worlds Ever Created .
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Miller, Laura. Literary Wonderlands: A Journey Through the Greatest Fictional Worlds Ever Created
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