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LEADER: 02030cam a2200301 a 4500
001 2010008713
003 DLC
005 20101021091350.0
008 100312s2010 ncu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2010008713
020 $a9780786447831 (softcover : alk. paper)
020 $a0786447834 (softcover : alk. paper)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn475664288
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dYDX$dYDXCP$dBWX$dCDX$dSHH$dDLC
050 00 $aPN3433.6$b.S53 2010
082 00 $a809.3/876209362$222
100 1 $aShaw, Bruce,$d1941-
245 14 $aThe animal fable in science fiction and fantasy /$cBruce Shaw ; foreword by Van Ikin.
260 $aJefferson, N.C. :$bMcFarland & Co., Publishers,$cc2010.
300 $avii, 260 p. ;$c23 cm.
490 1 $aCritical explorations in science fiction and fantasy ;$v20
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 223-238) and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction: why choose animals? -- The beast fable -- Philosophies of laughter -- The lineage of the animal fable -- Recasting the animal fable : short stories -- Recasting the animal fable : novels and novellas -- Author biographies: private experience and societal fears -- Satire and the carnivalesque 1: The heart of a dog -- Satire and the carnivalesque 2: War with the newts -- Companionate and erotic love 1: Sirius -- Companionate and erotic love: 2: Wish -- "It had been such a nice rabbit!" : City -- Crafted tales: "The dead lady of clown town" -- Good for reading.
520 $a"This work argues for animals 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"--Provided by publisher.
650 0 $aScience fiction$xHistory and criticism.
650 0 $aFantasy fiction$xHistory and criticism.
650 0 $aAnimals in literature.
830 0 $aCritical explorations in science fiction and fantasy ;$v20.