Shaw, Bruce

Mind and Paws : the Carnivalesque in Tales of Science Fiction and Fantasy (1936 - 1964) Inspired by the Tradition of the Animal Fable. (Signed)

Adelaide: Flinders University, 2003. Quarto, red cloth boards with gilt title, pp ix, 367. Near fine condition.[this is a heavy book - please inquire regarding postage rates]

Thesis submitted for PhD. Works examined include Karel Capek's 'War with the Newts', Olaf Stapledon's 'Sirius', Clifford Simak's 'City', and Paul Linebarger's 'The Dead Lady of Clown Town'. Theorists cited inclede Bakhtin, Barthes and Todorov. Also references to Tolkien, Freud and Frankenstein themes. Includes an extensive bibliography. Item #103312

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