Fantastic Worlds : Myths Tales and Stories

Myths, Tales, and Stories

Fiction & Literature, Anthologies, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction, Fantasy
Cover of the book Fantastic Worlds : Myths Tales and Stories by Eric S. Rabkin, Oxford University Press, USA
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Author: Eric S. Rabkin ISBN: 9780199839193
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Publication: June 7, 1979
Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA Language: English
Author: Eric S. Rabkin
ISBN: 9780199839193
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Publication: June 7, 1979
Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English

As the first international anthology to cover the entire scope of fantastic narrative Fantastic Worlds presents over fifty tales myths and stories ranging from Genesis to Ovid Hans Christian Andersen to J.R.R. Tolkien Edgar Allan Poe to James Thurber and Franz Kafka to Italo Calvino. Including tales of fairies and elves ghost stories high fantasy and stories of social criticism and the conflict between science and religion this volume presents a diverse selection of writings that all share the same capacity to liberate the human spirit through the wild mental acrobatics of fantasy.

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As the first international anthology to cover the entire scope of fantastic narrative Fantastic Worlds presents over fifty tales myths and stories ranging from Genesis to Ovid Hans Christian Andersen to J.R.R. Tolkien Edgar Allan Poe to James Thurber and Franz Kafka to Italo Calvino. Including tales of fairies and elves ghost stories high fantasy and stories of social criticism and the conflict between science and religion this volume presents a diverse selection of writings that all share the same capacity to liberate the human spirit through the wild mental acrobatics of fantasy.

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