This comprehensive critical anthology of American fantasy literature, applies the groundbreaking critical theorems of such esteemed American literary critics as Leslie Fiedler, Richard Chase and Irving Howe to the genre of fantasy in an effort to delineate the true American tradition of fantasy from the Anglo-European canon. Three definitive strains focused on are: * The American Tale-Folk, Tall and Weird. * Fantastic Americana * Lands of Enchantment in Everyday life. Includes stories from the following authors: Louisa May Alcott Nathaniel Hawthorne Henry James Ursula K LeGuin L Frank Baum Greg Bear Stephen King Mark Twain Joel Chandler Harris Washington Irving Ray Bradbury Edith Wharton
- ISBN10 0765301520
- ISBN13 9780765301529
- Publish Date 21 September 2002
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 14 November 2003
- Publish Country US
- Imprint St Martin's Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 544
- Language English