Farah Mendlesohn Books

Focusing on the English Civil Wars and their impact on political identities in England, Ireland, and Scotland, this book explores how historical fiction, particularly for young readers, has shaped popular memory of these events. Through an analysis of nearly two hundred works, it highlights the intricate relationship between fiction and history, revealing how children's literature has influenced perceptions of the English Civil War over the past three centuries. Farah Mendlesohn's insights provide a unique perspective on the cultural significance of these narratives.

Fantasy has been an important and much-loved part of children's literature for hundreds of years, yet relatively little has been written about it. Children's Fantasy Literature traces the development of the tradition of the children's fantastic - fictions specifically written for children and fictions appropriated by them - from the sixteenth to the twenty-first century, examining the work of Lewis Carroll, L. Frank Baum, C. S. Lewis, Roald Dahl, J. K. Rowling and others from across the English-speaking world. The volume considers changing views on both the nature of the child and on the appropriateness of fantasy for the child reader, the role of children's fantasy literature in helping to develop the imagination, and its complex interactions with issues of class, politics and gender. The text analyses hundreds of works of fiction, placing each in its appropriate context within the tradition of fantasy literature.

This volume compiles essays from scholars and practitioners exploring science fiction's intersection with various fields. It covers the genre's history, critical theories like Marxism and feminism, and themes such as race and gender. Contributions come from notable writers, providing a comprehensive analysis of science fiction.

Since Tolkien, Pratchett, Rowling, Pullman and Meyer, fantasy literature has become one of the most popular genres in the English-speaking world. This book puts this publishing phenomenon in a historical context, suggests different ways of reading and appreciating this literature, and examines some of its varieties and subgenres.

An entrancing anthology of fantasy short stories full of magic, adventure and surprise.

Fantasy ist, obwohl Literaturkritiker wie Akademiker dies gerne ausblenden, das einfluss- und erfolgreichste Genre des 21. Jahrhunderts. Einige der frühsten Bücher unserer Kultur, darunter das Gilgamesch-Epos und die Odyssee, handeln von Ungeheuern, Wundern, phantastischen Reisen und Magie. Gegenwärtig reicht das Spektrum der Fantasy von weltweit rezipierten mehrbändigen Serien bis zu anspruchsvollsten Nischenpublikationen. Die vorliegende Einführung stellt das Genre in den Zusammenhang der euröpäischen Literatur, erzählt seine Geschichte von den Anfängen bis zu den Ursprüngen der modernen Fantasy im 20. Jahrhundert und widmet sich in ihren Hauptkapiteln der Zeit seit Tolkiens ›Herr der Ringe‹, vom Fantasy-Boom der 70er und 80er Jahre über den Erfolg der ›Harry Potter‹-Serie bis hin zu aktuellen Entwicklungen.