03520nam a22005415i 4500 978-3-031-53425-6 DE-He213 20251030111811.0 cr nn 008mamaa 240409s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031534256 978-3-031-53425-6 10.1007/978-3-031-53425-6 doi PN770-779 DSBH bicssc LIT024050 bisacsh DSBH thema Miller, Timothy S. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 74931 Peter S. Beagle's “The Last Unicorn” [electronic resource] : A Critical Companion / by Timothy S. Miller. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2024. XI, 131 p. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Palgrave Science Fiction and Fantasy: A New Canon, 2662-8570 Chapter 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. This 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. Literature, Modern 20th century. America Literatures. 66799 Literary form. 73907 Twentieth-Century Literature. North American Literature. 66800 Literary Genre. 73910 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031534249 Printed edition: 9783031534263 Printed edition: 9783031534270 Palgrave Science Fiction and Fantasy: A New Canon, 2662-8570 74932 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-53425-6 ZDB-2-LCM ZDB-2-SXL 59036 59036