Fritz Leiber
Subtitle: critical essays
By: Benjamin Szumskyj ; with a foreword by John Pelan.
Publisher: McFarland & Company Publishers
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780786429721
Subjects: Leiber, Fritz, -- 1910-1992 -- Criticism and interpretation; Science fiction, American -- History and criticism
Description: "Collection academically examines Fritz Leiber and his work: role of civilization; evolution of Our Lady of Darkness; concept of time; death, rebirth and existentialism; feline characters; sexual desire; his gothic and weird tales; eccentricity in Leiber's poems; theme of power in Fafhrd and Gray Mouser adventures; connecting threads, and contrasts between Leiber and Lovecraft; and biblical influence"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.