The Dictionary of Imaginary Places - The Newly Updated and Expanded Classic (Paperback, Newly updated and expanded)

A catalogue of fantasy lands, islands, cities, and other locations from world literature, from Atlantis to Xanadu and beyond. This Baedeker of make-believe takes readers on a tour of more than 1,200 realms invented by storytellers from Homer's day to our own. Here you will find Shangri-La and El Dorado, Utopia and Middle Earth, Wonderland and Freedonia. Here too are Jurassic Park, Salman Rushdie's Sea of Stories, and the fabulous world of Harry Potter. The history and behavior of the inhabitants of these lands are described in loving detail and are supplemented by more than 200 maps and illustrations that depict the lay of the land in a host of elsewheres. A must-have for the library of every dedicated reader, fantasy fan, or passionate browser, Dictionary is a witty and acute guide for any armchair traveler's journey into the landscape of the imagination.

General

Imprint:	Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2000
First published:	November 2000
Authors:	Gianni Guadalupi
Dimensions:	229 x 178 x 53mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	755
Edition:	Newly updated and expanded
ISBN-13:	978-0-15-600872-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > Literary reference works Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Novels, other prose & writers > General Promotions
LSN:	0-15-600872-6
Barcode:	9780156008723

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