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Fritz Leiber: Critical Essays

4.2/5 ( ratings)

This essay collection fills a critical gap by examining Fritz Leiber and his work from an academic perspective. Examined here are the role of civilization in Leiber's work; the evolution of Our Lady of Darkness; the concept of time; death, rebirth and existentialism; feline characters; sexual desire; his gothic and weird tales; eccentricity in Leiber's poems; the theme of power in the Fafhrd and Gray Mouser adventures; connecting threads, and important contrasts between Leiber and Lovecraft; and biblical influence.

Language: English

Pages: 207

Format: Paperback

Publisher: McFarland & Company

Release: July 01, 2007

ISBN: 0786429720

ISBN 13: 9780786429721

Fritz Leiber: Critical Essays

4.2/5 ( ratings)

This essay collection fills a critical gap by examining Fritz Leiber and his work from an academic perspective. Examined here are the role of civilization in Leiber's work; the evolution of Our Lady of Darkness; the concept of time; death, rebirth and existentialism; feline characters; sexual desire; his gothic and weird tales; eccentricity in Leiber's poems; the theme of power in the Fafhrd and Gray Mouser adventures; connecting threads, and important contrasts between Leiber and Lovecraft; and biblical influence.

Language: English

Pages: 207

Format: Paperback

Publisher: McFarland & Company

Release: July 01, 2007

ISBN: 0786429720

ISBN 13: 9780786429721

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