TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dickerson,Matthew T.
AU  - O'Hara,David
TI  - From Homer to Harry Potter: a handbook on myth and fantasy 
SN  - 1587431335 (pbk.)
AV  - PN 56 .F34 D53 2006
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Grand Rapids, Mich.
PB  - Brazos Press
KW  - Fantasy literature
KW  - History and criticism
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-265) and index; The literature of Fa�erie and the roots of modern fantasy. Introduction : from cosmogony to fairy tale ; Stories at the boundaries ; Biblical myth and story ; Homeric myth (and the "epic" fantasy) ; Beowulf to Arthur : medieval legend and romance ; Nineteenth-century fairy tale and fantasy : the Brothers Grimm and George MacDonald -- Some modern works of fantasy. Ursula Le Guin's Earthsea trilogy and balance as the highest good ; The darkness of Philip Pullman's material ; Grace across the whole of Fa�erie : Walter Wangerin Jr. and The book of the dun cow ; Harry Potter : saint or serpent? ; Once upon a time--the end
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip063/2005031195.html
ER  -