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Rings, swords, and monsters [cd] : exploring fantasy literature / Michael Drout. |
| Authors: | Drout, Michael D. C., 1968- |
| Call number: | CD 809.387 DRO |
| Publisher: | Prince Frederick, Md. : Recorded Books, p2006. |
| Publication date: | p2006. |
| Subject: |
Fantasy fiction -- History and criticism.
Sound recordings. |
| Series title: | Modern scholar |
| Title: | Rings, swords, and monsters [cd] : exploring fantasy literature / Michael Drout. |
| Additional title: | Exploring fantasy literature |
| Physical description: | 7 sound discs (ca. 8 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guide (72 p. : ill.; 22 cm.) |
| Performer note: | Lecture given by Michael D.C. Drout. |
| Contents note: | What is fantasy literature?: genre, canon, history -- Origins of modern fantasy -- Tolkien: life and languages -- Tolkien: the hobbit -- Tolkien: The fellowship of the ring -- Tolkien: the two towers -- Tolkien: The return of the king -- Tolkien: the silmarillion, unfinished tales, and other posthumously published work -- Tolkien: criticism and theory -- Imitations and reactions: Brooks and Donaldson -- Worthy inheritors: Le Guin and Holdstock -- Children's fantasy -- Arthurian fantasy -- Magical realism and conclusions. |
| Notes: | "14 lectures"--Container. Title from container. Compact disc. |
| Summary note: | In this course, Wheaton College professor Michael D.C. Drout examines the roots of fantasy and the works that have defined the genre, providing insight into beloved works and a better understanding of why fantasy is such a pervasive force in modern culture. |
| Biography note: | Includes bibliographical references (guide) |
| ISBN: | 1419386956 (sound discs) 9781419386954 (sound discs) 1419386964 (guide) 9781419386961 (guide) |
| Url for this record: | http://sherloc.imcpl.org/?itemid=|library/marc/dynix|1132764 |
| Bib No.: | 1132764 |
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