Dinosaurs in fantastic fiction : a thematic survey /

Dinosaurs in fantastic fiction : a thematic survey /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Debus, Allen A.
Imprint:	Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2006.
Description:	ix, 220 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Fantasy fiction, American -- History and criticism. Fantasy fiction, English -- History and criticism. Science fiction, American -- History and criticism. Science fiction, English -- History and criticism. Dinosaurs in literature. Dinosaurs in literature. Fantasy fiction, American. Fantasy fiction, English. Science fiction, American. Science fiction, English. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6159437

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ISBN:	0786426721 (illustrated case : alk. paper) 9780786426720
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-216) and index.
Summary:	"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.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Foreword
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1. Verne's Subterranean "Museum"
Chapter 2. Lost and Found: The Mystique of Lost Worlds
Chapter 3. At War with Dinosaurs
Chapter 4. Shadow of Gojira
Chapter 5. Time-Relativistic Dinosaurs: Bradbury's Legacy
Chapter 6. Dino-Trek
Chapter 7. Rise of the Raptor
Chapter 8. Infiltration: Living with Dinosaurs
Appendix
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index