03138nam a22004575i 4500001001800000003000900018005001700027007001500044008004100059020001800100024003500118050001400153072001700167072002300184072001600207100008000223245011700303250001800420264007900438300003300517336002600550337002600576338003600602347002400638490006600662505050300728520100101231650003802232650002602270650001902296650003402315650003102349650002002380710003402400773002602434776003602460776003602496776003602532830006602568856004602634978-3-031-53425-6DE-He21320251030111811.0cr nn 008mamaa240409s2024    sz |    s    |||| 0|eng d  a97830315342567 a10.1007/978-3-031-53425-62doi 4aPN770-779 7aDSBH2bicssc 7aLIT0240502bisacsh 7aDSBH2thema1 aMiller, Timothy S.eauthor.4aut4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut10aPeter S. Beagle's “The Last Unicorn”h[electronic resource] :bA Critical Companion /cby Timothy S. Miller.  a1st ed. 2024. 1aCham :bSpringer Nature Switzerland :bImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,c2024.  aXI, 131 p.bonline resource.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  atext filebPDF2rda1 aPalgrave Science Fiction and Fantasy: A New Canon,x2662-85700 aChapter 1: Beagle’s Early Career and a New Chapter in American Fantasy -- Chapter 2: Death and the Desire for Deathlessness: Beagle and J. R. R. Tolkien on Fantasy and Mortality -- Chapter 3: Unicorn Lore: The Multiple Mythologies Behind The Last Unicorn -- Chapter 4: Metafiction and Metafantasy: Comic Fantasy as Mirror for the Genre -- Chapter 5: Unicorn Variations: Continuity and Change in the Many Versions of The Last Unicorn -- Chapter 6: Conclusion: Peter S. Beagle’s Immortal Unicorn.  aThis book assesses the work of one of the foundational figures of American fantasy, Peter S. Beagle. Through its focused analysis of The Last Unicorn, this study contextualises Beagle’s work in relation to the popularity of the fantasy genre, following its growing success in the aftermath of Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings. In addition, through reference to the film adaptation of The Last Unicorn and also Beagle’s other works, this study highlights the author’s longevity and the influence that his metafictional and comedic work has had on contemporary fantasy. Timothy S. Miller is an Assistant Professor of English at Florida Atlantic University, USA, where he contributes to the department’s MA degree concentration in Science Fiction and Fantasy. He has previously written a critical companion on Ursula K. Le Guin’s novel A Wizard of Earthsea for the series ‘Palgrave Science Fiction and Fantasy: A New Canon’, and now serves as series co-editor with Dr. Anna McFarlane. 0aLiterature, Modernx20th century. 0aAmericaxLiteratures. 0aLiterary form.14aTwentieth-Century Literature.24aNorth American Literature.24aLiterary Genre.2 aSpringerLink (Online service)0 tSpringer Nature eBook08iPrinted edition:z978303153424908iPrinted edition:z978303153426308iPrinted edition:z9783031534270 0aPalgrave Science Fiction and Fantasy: A New Canon,x2662-857040uhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-53425-6