Ray Bradbury : the life of fiction / Jonathan R. Eller, William F. Touponce.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eller, Jonathan R., 1952- author.

Touponce, William F., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bradbury, Ray, 1920-2012.

Bradbury, Ray.

Science fiction, American--History and criticism.

Science fiction, American.

Authors, American--20th century--Biography.

Authors, American.

Science fiction--Authorship.

Science fiction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1050 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Kent, Ohio ; London, [England] : The Kent State University Press, 2004.

Summary:

This is a textual, bibliographical and cultural study of 60 years of Bradbury's fiction. The authors draw upon correspondence with his publishers, agents and friends, as well as archival manuscripts, to examine the story of Bradbury's authorship over more than half a century.

Contents:

""Cover Page""; ""Halftitle Page""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface and Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction: Metaphors, Myths, and Masks: Origins of Authorship in the Texts of Ray Bradbury""; ""1. Out of the House of Arkham: Dark Carnival and The October Country""; ""2. Martian Carnivals: The Martian Chronicles (The Silver Locusts)""; ""3. The Simulacrum of Carnival: Fahrenheit 451""; ""4. The Carnival Blaze of Summer: Dandelion Wine""; ""5. Fathering the Carnival: Something Wicked This Way Comes""

""6. Corpse Carnivals: A Memory of Murder, Death Is a Lonely Business, A Graveyard for Lunatics, and Let�s All Kill Constance!""""7. Carnival Sideshows: The Fantasy and Science Fiction Story Collections""; ""8. Conclusions: A Carnival Sense of Life""; ""Afterword: A Conversation with Ray Bradbury""; ""Key to Abbreviations""; ""Appendix A: Bradbury�s Fiction, Year-by-Year""; ""Appendix B: Unpublished Fiction""; ""Notes""; ""Selected Bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63101-104-9

OCLC:

908096912