ISBN: 9780816075737

Defining adventure as an event or series of events that happen outside the ordinary course of the protagonist's life, usually accompanied by danger, often by physical action, editor D'Amm… Mehr…

Defining adventure as an event or series of events that happen outside the ordinary course of the protagonist's life, usually accompanied by danger, often by physical action, editor D'Ammassa attempts to limit this book's focus to pure adventure tales as represented...by the classic novels, series, and writers. Part of the ten-volume Literary Movements series (for which D'Ammassa previously edited Encyclopedia of Science Fiction), the work features 154 unsigned, A-to-Z entries on juvenile and adult literature that range in length from two to three pages. Articles on specific works summarize the plot and provide superficial critical analysis, while biographical entries concentrate on the individual's life and work, including brief critical analysis. Title entries cover both classic works (The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Wizard of Oz) and modern stories (The Da Vinci Code) but exclude C.S. Lewis's Narnia Chronicles and Astrid Lindgren's Pippi Longstocking. Author entries vary from Robert Ludlum to Jules Verne. Although James Bond rates an entry, Carolyn Keene and Nancy Drew are relegated to passing mention. There is a detailed index, and cross-references appear within the articles. However, the bibliography of secondary resources is disappointingly short, and the Bibliography of Adventure Fiction could have been more inclusive.—Laurie Selwyn Trade Books>Hardcover>Literature>Literature>Lit Companions, Facts on File, Incorporated Core >2<

2009, ISBN: 9780816075737

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Facts on File, Hardcover, Auflage: 1, 306 Seiten, Publiziert: 2009-01-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, 0.79 kg, Verkaufsrang: 7992937, Criticism & Theory, History & Criticism, Literatur… Mehr…

Facts on File, Hardcover, Auflage: 1, 306 Seiten, Publiziert: 2009-01-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, 0.79 kg, Verkaufsrang: 7992937, Criticism & Theory, History & Criticism, Literature & Fiction, Subjects, Books, Reference, Encyclopedias & Subject Guides, Facts on File, 2009<

2009, ISBN: 9780816075737

Buch, Hardcover, [PU: Facts on File Inc], Facts on File Inc, 2009