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Dinosaurs in Fantastic Fiction - A Thematic Survey (Paperback)
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Dinosaurs in Fantastic Fiction - A Thematic Survey (Paperback)
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With the first illustrated edition of Jules Verne's Journey to the
Center of the Earth, 1867, readers began a fascination with the
concept of dinosaurs and prehistory. Although rudimentary
paleo-fiction had actually gotten its start decades earlier, it was
the partnership of Verne and illustrator Edouard Riou which gave
dinosaurs a visual life and essentially set the stage for their
artistic and literary depiction. Over the next century or so,
writers would time and again come back to dinosaurs as an element
of fantastic fiction, often using these creatures--through the
venue of the written word--to reflect the world of the writers' own
time. From Jules Verne to Michael Crichton, this literary survey
examines how paleoliterature originated, developed and matured from
its inception in the 1820s to the present day. It follows
historical trends on the crafting of classic dinosaurs,
investigating the enlivened figurative and metaphoric meaning of
fictional dinosaurs and related prehistoria. Also discussed are the
ways in which dinosaur fiction mirrors contemporary ideas about
subjects such as geology, the Cold War, environmentalism, time
travel, evolution and bioengineering. Texts included are limited to
those which are available in English and which emphasise dinosaurs,
although other favoured pseudo-dinosaurs are sometimes discussed.
Featured authors include Ray Bradbury, H.G. Wells, and Poul
Anderson, among others. In select cases, the novelisations of movie
scripts are also utilised. An appendix provides brief summaries of
deserving dinosaur texts, organised alphabetically by author.
Illustrations and an index are also included.
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Imprint: |
McFarland & Company
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
March 2013 |
First published: |
March 2013 |
Authors: |
Allen A. Debus
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Dimensions: |
251 x 175 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
230 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-7864-7510-0 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
0-7864-7510-2 |
Barcode: |
9780786475100 |
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