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Synopsis
Examines the contemporary retellings of the old Welsh stories and explores the way they treat the deepest and most urgent of all human needs the need to belong. Includes discussion of fantasy novels by authors such as Lloyd Alexander, Madeleine L'Engle, Alan Garner, and Stephen Lawhead. Arthurian literature and films are also reviewed in a discussion of the Celtic notion of the hero and its importance on a personal level for the individual reader. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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Kath Filmer-Davies is a Lecturer in English at the University of Queensland.
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- PublisherSt. Martin's Press
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0312159277
- ISBN 13 9780312159276
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages177
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Fantasy Fiction and Welsh Myth: Tales of Belonging
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Macmillan Press Ltd. / St. Martin's Press, Inc., 1996
ISBN 10: 0312159277
ISBN 13: 9780312159276
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