Paratexts : introductions to science fiction and fantasy /

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Author / Creator:Gunn, James E., 1923-2020.
Uniform title:Essays. Selections
Imprint:Lanham, Maryland ; Toronto ; Plymouth, UK : The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2013.
Description:1 online resource
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11404219
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Varying Form of Title:Introductions to science fiction and fantasy
ISBN:0810891239
9780810891234
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9781299821385
9780810891227
0810891220
Notes:A collection of introductions written by James Gunn for leather-bound collectors' editions called Masterpieces of science fiction and Masterpieces of Fantasy (published by Easton Press), and with the addition of original prefaces to several of his own works.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Print version record.
Summary:In the mid-1980s, Easton Press began publishing a series of leather-bound collector editions called "Masterpieces of Science Fiction," and "Masterpieces of Fantasy," which featured some of the most important works in these genres. Author James Gunn was commissioned to write introductions to these works, which allowed him to pay tribute to many authors who inspired and influenced him. In Paratexts: Introductions to Science Fiction and Fantasy, Gunn has collected the most significant essays produced for the Easton series, along with prefaces he wrote for reprints of his own novels. Drawing upon.
Other form:Print version: Gunn, James E., 1923- Essays. Selections. Paratexts 9780810891227