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Fifty Key Figures in Science Fiction is a collection of engaging essays on some of the most significant figures who have shaped and defined the genre. Diverse groups within the science fiction community are represented, from novelists and film makers to comic book and television writers. Important and influential names discussed include:Octavia ButlerGeorge LucasRobert Heinlein Gene RoddenberryStan LeeUrsula K. Le GuinH.G. WellsThis outstanding reference guide charts the rich and varied landscape of science fi
Science fiction --- Fantasy fiction --- Science-fiction --- Roman fantastique --- Bio-bibliography. --- Bio-bibliography --- Biobibliographie --- Fantastic fiction --- Heroic fantasy (Fiction) --- Fantasy literature --- Fiction --- Science --- Science stories --- Future, The, in literature
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Provides detailed analyses of the lives and writings of major contributors to the literary subgenre of mystery and detective fiction. Also includes essays that explore the history and nature of the mystery and detective genre and examine the fiction of ethnic writers and writers from other parts of the world.
Detective and mystery stories --- Crime --- Detective and mystery fiction --- Detectives --- Mystery stories --- Fiction --- History and criticism. --- Roman policier --- Bio-bibliography. --- Stories, plots, etc. --- Histoire et critique --- Biobibliographie --- Histoires, intrigues, etc. --- Authorship.
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Examines individuals from all over the world who gained significance as composers, performers, instrumentalists, vocalists, and teachers. Covers the history of musical genres, including blues, classical, country, gospel, jazz, Latin, musical theater, opera, punk, rap, reggae, rock, and more.
Music --- Art music --- Art music, Western --- Classical music --- Musical compositions --- Musical works --- Serious music --- Western art music --- Western music (Western countries) --- Bio-bibliography --- Musique --- Dictionaries. --- Biobibliographie --- Dictionnaires anglais --- Musicians --- Composers
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Dutch literature --- Flemish literature --- Friesian literature --- Bio-Bibliography --- Bio-bibliography --- Frisian literature --- Bio-bibliography. --- Littérature néerlandaise --- Littérature flamande --- Littérature frisonne --- Biobibliographie --- 839.3 <031> --- -Flemish literature --- -Frisian literature --- -839.3 --- 929:839.3 --- #C9205 --- Lexiques Lexica --- Biographies Biografieën --- Littérature Literatuur --- Bibliographies Bibliografieën --- 070038.jpg --- Nederlandse letterkunde ; biografieënverzamelingen --- Belgian literature (Dutch) --- Belgian literature --- Nederlandse literatuur--Encyclopedieën. Lexica --- 839.3 <031> Nederlandse literatuur--Encyclopedieën. Lexica --- 839.3 --- Biobibliographie. --- Dutch literature - Bio-bibliography --- Flemish literature - Bio-Bibliography --- Frisian literature - Bio-bibliography
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Dit boek bevat naast identificaties (sprookjes, prentenboeken, avonturenverhalen, historische verhalen e.d.) heel wat historische gegevens. Het schenkt bijzondere aandacht aan het oeuvre van de belangrijkste Nederlandstalige en in het Nederlands vertaalde jeugdboekenschrijvers. (Bron: covertekst)
Children's literature. Juvenile literature --- biografieën (genre) --- literatuur --- literatuurgeschiedenis --- jeugdliteratuur --- Literature: authors --- Children's literature --- Children --- 433.7 --- Jeugdliteratuur ; geschiedenis --- D080458.jpg --- Jeugdliteratuur: geschiedenis --- 82-93 --- Bio-bibliography --- History and criticism --- Books and reading --- Kinderliteratuur. Jeugdliteratuur --- Bio-bibliography. --- History and criticism. --- Littérature de jeunesse --- Enfants --- Histoire et critique --- Biobibliographie --- Livres et lecture --- 82-93 Kinderliteratuur. Jeugdliteratuur
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Chronicles the history of British theater from 1956 to 1995 by providing detailed information about the playwrights of that period. Entries include information such as biographical information, the production history for particular plays, a survey of the playwright's critical reception, and an assessment of the dramatist's work.
English drama --- Theater --- Bibliography --- History and criticism --- History --- Dramatists, English --- Théâtre --- Théâtre anglais --- Dramaturges anglais --- Bio-bibliography --- Dictionaries --- Biography --- Histoire --- Biobibliographie --- Dictionnaires --- Biographies --- Dictionnaires anglais --- Dictionaries. --- History and criticism. --- English drama - 20th century - History and criticism --- Theater - Great Britain - History - 20th century --- English drama - 20th century - Bibliography
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Esteemed critic Blanche Gelfant's brilliant companion gathers together lucid essays on major writers and themes by some of the best literary critics in the United States. Part 1 is comprised of articles on stories that share a particular theme, such as "Working Class Stories" or "Gay and Lesbian Stories." The heart of the book, however, lies in Part 2, which contains more than one hundred pieces on individual writers and their work, including Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Richard Ford, Raymond Carver, Eudora Welty, Andre Debus, Zora Neal Hurston, Anne Beattie, Bharati Mukherjee, J. D. Salinger, and Jamaica Kincaid, as well as engaging pieces on the promising new writers to come on the scene.
American fiction --- Authors, American --- Short stories, American --- Bio-bibliography --- Biography --- Nouvelles américaines --- Roman américain --- Ecrivains américains --- History and criticism --- Dictionaries --- Histoire et critique --- Biobibliographie --- Biographie --- Dictionnaires anglais --- American short stories --- English --- Languages & Literatures --- American Literature --- American literature --- American authors --- Fiction --- anno 1900-1999 --- Short stories [American ] --- 20th century --- Authors [American ] --- Short stories, American. --- Short stories. --- American fiction. --- Biography.
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This reference book surveys the richness of postcolonial African literature. The volume begins with an introductory essay on postcolonial criticism and African writing, then presents alphabetically arranged profiles of some 60 writers, including Chinua Achebe, Nadine Gordimer, Bessie Head, Doris Lessing, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Tahbar Ben Jelloun, among others. Each entry includes a brief biography, a discussion of major works and themes that appear in the author's writings, an overview of the critical response to the author's work, and a bibliography of primary and secondary sources. Thes
African literature --- Authors, African --- Littérature africaine --- Ecrivains africains --- Bio-bibliography. --- Bio-bibliography --- Biobibliographie --- African authors --- Black literature (African) --- African literature. --- African literature -- Bio-bibliography. --- Authors, African. --- Authors, African -- 20th century -- Bio-bibliography. --- History and criticism. --- LITTERATURE AFRICAINE --- AUTEURS AFRICAINS --- BIOBIBLIOGRAPHIES --- 20E SIECLE --- BIOBLIOGRAPHIES
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Includes entries for numerous British playwrights active from 1880 through 1956. Entries provide biographical sketches, descriptions of theatrical reception, and assessments of playwrights' careers. Also includes information on archival sources.
Dramatists, English --- English drama --- Dramaturges anglais --- Théâtre anglais --- Biography --- Dictionaries --- Bio-bibliography --- Biographies --- Dictionnaires --- Dictionnaires anglais --- Biobibliographie --- 20th century --- 19th century --- Dramatists [English] --- English drama - 20th century - Bio-bibliography - Dictionaries. --- Dramatists, English - 19th century - Biography - Dictionaries. --- English drama - 19th century - Dictionaries. --- Dictionaries. --- English literature --- English dramatists
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Christian-Muslim Relations, a Bibliographical History 1 (CMR1) is the first part of a general history of relations between the faiths from the seventh century to the present. It covers the period from 600 to 1500, when encounters took place through the extended Mediterranean basin and are recorded in Syriac, Arabic, Greek, Latin and other languages. It comprises introductory essays on the treatment of Christians in the Qur'an, Qur'an commentaries, biographies of the Prophet, Hadith and Sunni law, and of Muslims in canon law, and the main body of more than two hundred detailed entries on all the works recorded, whether surviving or lost. These entries provide biographical details of the authors where known, descriptions and assessments of the works themselves, and complete accounts of manuscripts, editions, translations and studies. The result of collaboration between leading scholars, CMR1 is intended as a basic tool for research in Christian-Muslim relations.
Christianity and other religions --- Islam --- Mohammedanism --- Muhammadanism --- Muslimism --- Mussulmanism --- Religions --- Muslims --- Christianity --- Syncretism (Christianity) --- Islam. --- Relations --- Christianity. --- History --- Christianisme --- Christian religion --- Christian church history --- REFERENCE / Bibliographies & Indexes --- 297.116*1 --- 297.116*1 Relatie Islam tot Christendom --- Relatie Islam tot Christendom --- Relations&delete& --- Moyen âge --- Bibliographie --- Moyen âgehie --- Biobibliographie
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