A Short History of Fantasy
By Farah Mendlesohn and Edward James
4/5
()
Currently unavailable
Currently unavailable
About this ebook
Written by Scribd Editors
From The Epic of Gilgamesh to The Lord of the Rings to Game of Thrones, the fantasy genre includes some of the best-known and most-loved stories ever written. Featuring monsters, marvels, extraordinary voyages, and magic, fantasy stories create whole new worlds in which readers can escape.
Farah Mendleson and Edward Jones discuss the most notorious writers of the genre and their works in A Short History of Fantasy. Go decade by decade to learn the history of these stories, how they evolved over time, and how they are still relevant among the realist novels that are popular today.
Chapters include:
- From Myth to Magic
- Tolkien and Lewis
- Pullman, Rowling, Pratchet
- And chapters featuring each decade from 1900 to 2010
If you love the fantasy genre, this non-fiction guide to its history is a fascinating read. Learn about the fantasy stories from decades ago that influenced your favorite modern writers and why the fantasy genre continues to grow in popularity every year.
Read more from Farah Mendlesohn
Rhetorics of Fantasy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Rhetorics of Fantasy Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A Short History of Fantasy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related to A Short History of Fantasy
Related ebooks
Fairy Tales and Society: Illusion, Allusion, and Paradigm Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Modern Classics of Fantasy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Contemporary Fiction and the Fairy Tale Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLost Transmissions: The Secret History of Science Fiction and Fantasy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Modern Myths: Adventures in the Machinery of the Popular Imagination Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Postmodern Fairy Tales: Gender and Narrative Strategies Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Teaching Fairy Tales Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Russian Folktale by Vladimir Yakovlevich Propp Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Breaking the Magic Spell: Radical Theories of Folk & Fairy Tales Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Irresistible Fairy Tale: The Cultural and Social History of a Genre Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Exploring the Fantastic: Genre, Ideology, and Popular Culture Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Development of Arthurian Romance Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Inklings and King Arthur: J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, C.S. Lewis, & Owen Barfield on the Matter of Britain Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThere Would Always Be a Fairy Tale: More Essays on Tolkien Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPreserving the Spell: Basile's "The Tale of Tales" and Its Afterlife in the Fairy-Tale Tradition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Off with Their Heads!: Fairy Tales and the Culture of Childhood Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Gender Identity and Sexuality in Current Fantasy and Science Fiction Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Complete Romances of Chrétien de Troyes Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Folkloresque: Reframing Folklore in a Popular Culture World Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Marvelous Geometry: Narrative and Metafiction in Modern Fairy Tale Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Faerie Queen Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsNorse Fairy & Folk Tales Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMaking Monsters: A Speculative and Classical Anthology Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Violet Fairy Book Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Treasury of the Fantastic Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mapping Fairy-Tale Space: Pastiche and Metafiction in Borderless Tales Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Forest in Folklore and Mythology Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Pleasures of Metamorphosis: Japanese and English Fairy Tale Transformations of "The Little Mermaid" Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Mabinogion Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Literary Criticism For You
Killers of the Flower Moon: by David Grann | Conversation Starters Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The 48 Laws of Power: by Robert Greene | Conversation Starters Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/512 Rules For Life: by Jordan Peterson | Conversation Starters Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Reader’s Companion to J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5As I Lay Dying Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Court of Thorns and Roses: A Novel by Sarah J. Maas | Conversation Starters Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Man's Search for Meaning: by Viktor E. Frankl | Conversation Starters Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael A. Singer | Conversation Starters Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Book of Virtues Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Oscar Wilde: The Unrepentant Years Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Between the World and Me: by Ta-Nehisi Coates | Conversation Starters Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5The Gulag Archipelago [Volume 1]: An Experiment in Literary Investigation Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Circe: by Madeline Miller | Conversation Starters Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Art of Seduction: by Robert Greene | Conversation Starters Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Great Alone: by Kristin Hannah | Conversation Starters Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5SUMMARY Of The Plant Paradox: The Hidden Dangers in Healthy Foods That Cause Disease and Weight Gain Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Letters to a Young Poet Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Speed Reading: How to Read a Book a Day - Simple Tricks to Explode Your Reading Speed and Comprehension Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain | Conversation Starters Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5The Power of Habit: by Charles Duhigg | Conversation Starters Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5One Hundred Years of Solitude: A Novel by Gabriel Garcia Márquez | Conversation Starters Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for A Short History of Fantasy
22 ratings1 review
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A quick and easy read. Tim raced through this right after we obtained a copy, found many interesting tidbits, and a has a new list of authors he wants to read. There are lots of lists in the appendices, which we'll be returning to again and again. All in all, a very useful summary of fantasy writing in the English-speaking world.