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Modern Fantasy Writers

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

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Modern Fantasy Writers

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Tales Before Tolkien: The Roots of Modern Fantasy

Friday, July 16, 2010

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Product Description“A superb collection, a splendid and much-needed book. Anderson has cleared away the dross and shown us the golden roots of fantasy before it became a genre.”–Michael Moorcock, author of The Eternal Champion Many of today’s top…

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Welsh Celtic Myth in Modern Fantasy:

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

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Product DescriptionThis study provides a fascinating look at the various ways in which 20th-century fantasy writers have used Welsh Celtic mythology and folklore in their work. Following the theories formulated by such scholars as John Vickery and Joseph Campbell,…

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The Reclamation of a Queen: Guinevere in Modern Fantasy

Thursday, June 24, 2010

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Product DescriptionThe evolution of the portrayal of Queen Guinevere from the largely negative image beginning in the Middle Ages to the revisionist treatments of modern fantasy writers is studied from a Jungian-feminist perspective. Using a revised quaternity of feminine…

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The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

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Product DescriptionFantasy long has been a vehicle that women have used to express their creative diversity and free themselves from a male-dominated literary establishment. This collection contains 38 short stories written by women from 1941 to the present. It…

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Modern Magic

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

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Product DescriptionJohn and Liz Prospero come from a long line of magical renegade hunters. John’s one of the strongest sorcerers his family has ever produced. Liz is a sport, born without magic. Which one was lucky? You’d think Liz…

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The Dragon Book: Magical Tales from the Masters of Modern Fantasy

Thursday, May 20, 2010

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Product DescriptionNever before published stories by New York Times bestselling authors Jonathan Stroud, Gregory Maguire, Garth Nix, Diana Gabaldon, and others. Whether portrayed as fire-breathing reptilian beasts at war with humanity or as noble creatures capable of speech and…

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Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels : An English Language Selection, 1946-1987

Friday, May 14, 2010

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Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels : An English Language Selection, 1946-1987

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The Dharma of Dragons and Daemons: Buddhist Themes in Modern Fantasy

Friday, May 7, 2010

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Product DescriptionSure to appeal to anyone with an interest in fantasy literature, The Dharma of Dragons and Daemons employs a Buddhist perspective to appreciate some of the major works of modern fantasy, and uses modern fantasy fiction to elucidate…

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Modern Classics of Fantasy

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

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ISBN13: 9780312169312 BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, Over one million books sold! 98% Positive feedback. Compare our books, prices and service to the competition. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed Product DescriptionThis wonderful collection celebrates fantasy’s heydey with 33 masterpieces of short…

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