The Animal Fable in Science Fiction and Fantasy

By: Bruce Shaw, Donald E. Palumbo (Editor), III C. W. Sullivan (Editor)

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Paperback | 29 April 2010

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270 Pages

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Though animal stories and fables stretch back into the antiquity of ancient India, Persia, Greece and Rome, the reasons for writing them and their resonance for readers (and listeners) remain consistent to the present. This work argues for their essential roles as sources of amusement and instruction, as well as being profoundly unsettling. Authors as diverse as Tolkien, Freud, Voltaire, Bakhtin, Cordwainer Smith, Karel Capek, Vladimir Propp, and many more are discussed in relation to their work in the realm of the animal fable.

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"The author has brilliantly condensed his research into an immensely useful and user-friendly text...definitely recommended...beautifully produced, well-edited and amazingly comprehensive"-SFRA Review.

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