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Encyclopedia of Fictional and Fantastic Languages (Hardcover)
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Encyclopedia of Fictional and Fantastic Languages (Hardcover)
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Fictional languages are central to numerous creative works. This
book examines such languages in a wide range of literature, films,
and television shows. Included are alphabetically arranged entries
on particular works. Many of these works are widely taught, such as
All's Well That Ends Well, Gulliver's Travels, Nineteen
Eighty-Four, and Utopia, while others are popular books, films, and
television series, such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Cat's Cradle,
The Lord of the Rings, and Star Wars. Thus the encyclopedia helps
students understand texts central to the curriculum and popular
culture. Each entry discusses the role of imaginary languages in a
particular work. Entries range from antiquity to the present and
close with suggestions for further reading. The encyclopedia ends
with a selected bibliography and includes various helpful finding
aids. Some of the most popular creative works are appealing because
of the artificial worlds their authors create. In many of these
works, fictional languages are essential to the setting and plot,
and often help the author comment on social issues. This
encyclopedia examines fictional and fantastic languages in a broad
range of literature, films, and television shows. Each entry
discusses the features of the invented language central to the work
and relates it to the film, literary text, or television program.
Entries provide suggestions for further reading, and the
Encyclopedia closes with a selected bibliography. Because many of
the works discussed are central to the curriculum, the Encyclopedia
will help students understand these texts and the importance of
language. At the same time, the volume's coverage of popular books,
films, and television series invites students to explore more
critically those works that are most likely to interest them.
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