Farah Mendlesohn
Biographic Data
| ID | 1273206 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Farah Mendlesohn |
| GIVEN NAMES | Farah |
| FAMILY NAME | Mendlesohn |
| SIGNATURE | MENDLESOHN F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Middlesex University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Introdução – Retórica Da Fantasia
Introduction
What is a Children’s Book? What is a Book for Children? Are they the Same Thing? The Latest Intervention in an On-going Project
This article is part of a wider project on fiction about the English Civil war. Mendlesohn discusses the issues of applying common means of identifying ‘children's literature’ to the genre of historical fiction, and argues that if the common definitions are used, most historical fiction is for younger readers
Michael Guasco, Slaves and Englishmen
The Cambridge companion to fantasy literature
"Fantasy is a creation of the Enlightenment and the recognition that excitement and wonder can be found in imagining impossible things. From the ghost stories of the Gothic to the zombies and vampires of twenty-first-century popular literature, from Mrs Radcliffe to Ms Rowling, the fantastic has been popular with readers. Since Tolkien and his many imitators, however, it has become a major publishing phenomenon. In this volume, critics and author…
CFP
CFP
The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction
Science fiction is at the intersection of numerous fields. It is a literature which draws on popular culture, and which engages in speculation about science, history, and all types of social relations. This volume brings together essays by scholars and practitioners of science fiction, which look at the genre from these different angles. After an introduction to the nature of science fiction, historical chapters trace science fiction from Thomas …
The Cambridge companion to science fiction
Science fiction is at the intersection of numerous fields. It is literature which draws on popular culture, and engages in speculation about science, history, and all varieties of social relations. This volume brings together essays by scholars and practitioners of science fiction, which look at the genre from different angles. It examines science fiction from Thomas More to the present day; and introduces important critical approaches (including…
SFRA Conference
Denominational Difference in Quaker Relief Work During the Spanish Civil War
The denominational differences between American and British relief workers in the Spanish Civil War are not immediately obvious, and cannot be identified by simple reference to the ideologies of the societies with which they claimed allegiance. This is both because orthodox American Quakerism and the theology of the London Yearly Meeting were very similar in the first half of the twentieth century, and because, when we attempt to compare the two …
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Denominational Difference in Quaker Relief Work During the Spanish Civil War
The denominational differences between American and British relief workers in the Spanish Civil War are not immediately obvious, and cannot be identified by simple reference to the ideologies of the societies with which they claimed allegiance. This is both because orthodox American Quakerism and the theology of the London Yearly Meeting were very similar in the first half of the twentieth century, and because, when we attempt to compare the two …
SFRA Conference
The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction
Science fiction is at the intersection of numerous fields. It is a literature which draws on popular culture, and which engages in speculation about science, history, and all types of social relations. This volume brings together essays by scholars and practitioners of science fiction, which look at the genre from these different angles. After an introduction to the nature of science fiction, historical chapters trace science fiction from Thomas …
The Cambridge companion to science fiction
Science fiction is at the intersection of numerous fields. It is literature which draws on popular culture, and engages in speculation about science, history, and all varieties of social relations. This volume brings together essays by scholars and practitioners of science fiction, which look at the genre from different angles. It examines science fiction from Thomas More to the present day; and introduces important critical approaches (including…
CFP
CFP
The Cambridge companion to fantasy literature
"Fantasy is a creation of the Enlightenment and the recognition that excitement and wonder can be found in imagining impossible things. From the ghost stories of the Gothic to the zombies and vampires of twenty-first-century popular literature, from Mrs Radcliffe to Ms Rowling, the fantastic has been popular with readers. Since Tolkien and his many imitators, however, it has become a major publishing phenomenon. In this volume, critics and author…
Michael Guasco, Slaves and Englishmen
What is a Children’s Book? What is a Book for Children? Are they the Same Thing? The Latest Intervention in an On-going Project
This article is part of a wider project on fiction about the English Civil war. Mendlesohn discusses the issues of applying common means of identifying ‘children's literature’ to the genre of historical fiction, and argues that if the common definitions are used, most historical fiction is for younger readers
Introduction
Introdução – Retórica Da Fantasia
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