Dinosaurs in Fantastic Fiction: A Thematic Survey

by Allen A. Debus

Book Overview

From the first illustrated edition of Jules Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth in 1867, dinosaurs and prehistory have fascinated readers. Writers would time and again come back to dinosaurs as an element of fantastic fiction, often using these creatures--through the venue of the written word--to reflect the world of the writers' own time.

This literary survey examines how "paleoliterature" originated, developed and matured...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786475102
• ISBN13: 9780786475100
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher