The animal fable in science fiction and fantasy
By: Bruce Shaw ; foreword by Van Ikin.
Series: Critical explorations in science fiction and fantasy -- 20
Publisher: McFarland & Co., Publishers
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9780786447831
Subjects: Science fiction -- History and criticism; Fantasy fiction -- History and criticism; Animals in literature
Description: "This work argues for animals essential roles as sources of amusement and instruction, as well as being profoundly unsettling. Authors as diverse as Tolkien, Freud, Voltaire, Bakhtin, Cordwainer Smith, Karel Capek, Vladimir Propp, and many more are discussed in relation to their work in the realm of the animal fable"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: why choose animals?; title: The beast fable; title: Philosophies of laughter; title: The lineage of the animal fable; title: Recasting the animal fable: short stories; title: Recasting the animal fable: novels and novellas; title: Author biographies: private experience and societal fears; title: Satire and the carnivalesque 1: the heart of a dog; title: Satire and the carnivalesque 2: war with the newts; title: Companionate and erotic love 1: sirius; title: Companionate and erotic love: 2: wish; title: "It had been such a nice rabbit!" city; title: Crafted tales: "the dead lady of clown town"; title: Good for reading.