| Description |
1 online resource (xxii, 570 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Out of the House of Arkham -- Martian carnivals -- The Simulacrum of carnival -- The carnival blaze of summer -- Fathering the carnival -- Corpse carnivals -- Carnival sideshows |
| Summary |
"Ray Bradbury: The Life of Fiction is the first comprehensive textual, bibliographical, and cultural study of sixty years of Bradbury's fiction. Drawing on correspondence with his publishers, agents, and friends, as well as archival manuscripts, The Life of Fiction examines the story of Bradbury's authorship over more than a half-century, from his earliest writings, which include The Martian Chronicles, to his most recently published novel, Let's All Kill Constance. It shows in detail the often devious and unsuspected interconnections between his unpublished fiction, his story collections, and his most celebrated novels." "The Life of Fiction focuses on the nature of Bradbury's authorship, exploring his profound involvement with the life of "carnival" as a textual process as well as a thematic concern in his writings, and each chapter of this book delves more deeply into how this process of meaning has shaped Bradbury's technique over the years. Bradbury's authorship is finally seen as occupying a unique position in our literary landscape - one that operates on the borders of popular entertainment and serious literature." "Ray Bradbury: The Life of Fiction will be welcomed by Bradbury fans and scholar, adding greatly to the understanding of his work and affecting the way Bradbury is read."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 515-563) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Bradbury, Ray, 1920-2012.
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| SUBJECT |
Bradbury, Ray, 1920-2012. fast (OCoLC)fst01797620 |
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Bradbury, Ray. swd |
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Science fiction, American -- History and criticism
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Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography
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Science fiction -- Authorship
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- General.
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Authors, American.
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Science fiction, American.
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Science fiction -- Authorship.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Touponce, William F.
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| ISBN |
9781631011047 |
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1631011049 |
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9781631011054 |
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1631011057 |
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