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The rise of Tolkienian fantasy
Jared C. Lobdell
Publisher: Chicago : Open Court, c2005.
ISBN: 0812694589   Edition: (trade paper 10-digit isbn : alk. paper)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-183) and index.

Preface: me bifel a ferly -- Far from the madding critics -- Children
of Mona : "mythology" and things Celtic -- Children of Lear: breaking
and remaking reality -- Pilgrimage to the northward: adventurers all
-- Blackstick, Prigio, and "it": comic and fantastic -- Kaleyard
gospel and Kaleyard gothick: George MacDonald -- Et in Arcadia Frodo
-- The scent of old-world roses: Tolkien and "fantasy" -- Appendix:
sequels in the Edwardian mode.

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Book Details:

Language: eng
Physical Description: xvi, 188 p. ; 23 cm.
Edition Info: (trade paper 10-digit isbn : alk. paper)

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