Fantastic Worlds : Myths Tales and Stories
Myths, Tales, and Stories
Fiction & Literature, Anthologies, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction, Fantasy
| Author: | Eric S. Rabkin | ISBN: | 9780199839193 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, USA | Publication: | June 7, 1979 |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press, USA | Language: | English |
| Author: | Eric S. Rabkin |
| ISBN: | 9780199839193 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, USA |
| Publication: | June 7, 1979 |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press, USA |
| Language: | English |
As the first international anthology to cover the entire scope of fantastic narrative Fantastic Worlds presents over fifty tales myths and stories ranging from Genesis to Ovid Hans Christian Andersen to J.R.R. Tolkien Edgar Allan Poe to James Thurber and Franz Kafka to Italo Calvino. Including tales of fairies and elves ghost stories high fantasy and stories of social criticism and the conflict between science and religion this volume presents a diverse selection of writings that all share the same capacity to liberate the human spirit through the wild mental acrobatics of fantasy.
As the first international anthology to cover the entire scope of fantastic narrative Fantastic Worlds presents over fifty tales myths and stories ranging from Genesis to Ovid Hans Christian Andersen to J.R.R. Tolkien Edgar Allan Poe to James Thurber and Franz Kafka to Italo Calvino. Including tales of fairies and elves ghost stories high fantasy and stories of social criticism and the conflict between science and religion this volume presents a diverse selection of writings that all share the same capacity to liberate the human spirit through the wild mental acrobatics of fantasy.
