Description |
1 online resource (186 pages) : portrait |
Series |
Twayne's United States authors series ; TUSAS 504 |
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Twayne's United States authors series ; TUSAS 504
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Contents |
The life behind the myth: from Green Town to the future -- Bradbury and the critics: between two worlds -- "Poet of the pulps": literary influences and the Bradbury style -- Weird tales: the landscape of October Country -- Entering the space frontier: quests mundane, profane, and divine -- The Martian chronicles -- Images of the future: technology and the Frankenstein myth -- Fahrenheit 451 -- Autobiographical fantasy in Green Town: Dandelion wine, and, Something wicked this way comes -- Realist fiction: metaphors, relationships, and local color -- Other genres, other media: film, drama, and poetry -- Detective fiction: A memory of murder, and, Death is a lonely business -- "Nostalgia for the future": the myth behind the life |
Summary |
Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Ray Bradbury |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-176) and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Bradbury, Ray, 1920-2012 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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SUBJECT |
Bradbury, Ray, 1920-2012. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01797620 |
Subject |
Science fiction, American -- History and criticism.
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Science fiction, American.
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Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
0805749861 |
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9780805749861 |
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