Stories about Stories: Fantasy and the Remaking of Myth

Item Number

PN56.F34A88

Author/Artist/Editor

Brian Attebery

Type

Book, Hard Copy

Date

2014

Press/Publisher

Oxford University Press

Language

English

Description

Drawing on literary history and folklore, this volume offers an introduction to the fantasy genre's popularity and cultural importance. Reading works by figures such as J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Ursula K. Le Guin, Alan Garner, Amitav Ghosh, and many others, Attebery explores both the familiar and the forgotten to produce the first comprehensive look at fantasy's use of myth. 

Keywords

Fantasy, Myth

ISSN/ISBN

978-0-19-931607-6

Availability

Available

OCLC

849787149