Dinosaurs in Fantastic Fiction
Subtitle: A Thematic Survey
Contributors: Donald F. Glut (Foreword); Mark F. Berry (Foreword)
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: October 5, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9780786426720
Subjects: Novels, other prose & writers: 19th century; Novels, other prose & writers: from c 1900 -; Reference; History; Fiction - General; English; History: World; Science fiction, American; General; Social History; Fantasy fiction, American; Fantasy fiction, English; History and criticism
Description: "This literary survey examines how paleoliterature originated, developed and matured from its inception to the present day. It follows trends on the crafting of classic dinosaurs, investigating the figurative and metaphoric meaning of fictional dinosaurs and related prehistoria. An appendix provides brief summaries of deserving dinosaur texts, organized alphabetically by author. "--Provided by publisher.