The Dictionary of Imaginary Places
The Newly Updated and Expanded Classic
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · November 2, 2000
A catalogue of fantasy lands, islands, cities, and other locations from world literature, from Atlantis to Xanadu and beyond.
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- Who it’s for
- A witty atlas of imagined places, made for readers who like their literary journeys with bearings.
- Themes
- Imaginary places, Fictional realms across world literature, Inhabitants of imagined lands
- Genres
- Dictionaries, Fairy Tale & Myth Criticism, SF & Fantasy Criticism
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A catalogue of fantasy lands, islands, cities, and other locations from world literature, from Atlantis to Xanadu and beyond. This Baedeker of make-believe takes readers on a tour of more than 1,200 realms invented by storytellers from Homer's day to our own. Here you will find Shangri-La and El Dorado, Utopia and Middle Earth, Wonderland and Freedonia. Here too are Jurassic Park, Salman Rushdie's Sea of Stories, and the fabulous world of Harry Potter.
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The history and behavior of the inhabitants of these lands are described in loving detail and are supplemented by more than 200 maps and illustrations that depict the lay of the land in a host of elsewheres. A must-have for the library of every dedicated reader, fantasy fan, or passionate browser, Dictionary is a witty and acute guide for any armchair traveler's journey into the landscape of the imagination.
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A witty atlas of imagined places, made for readers who like their literary journeys with bearings.
Come here for
- A sweep from Atlantis and Xanadu to Middle Earth and Wonderland
- More than 1,200 invented realms gathered in one roomy reference
Expect
- Maps and illustrations that give make-believe places a lay of the land
- Inhabitants’ histories and habits, described in loving detail
Where it sits
| SF & Fantasy Criticism | 47% |
|---|---|
| Dictionaries | 41% |
| Fairy Tale & Myth Criticism | 16% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Teaching Science & Tech
- Testing & Measurement
- SF & Fantasy Criticism
- Literary Criticism Reference
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- Fairy Tale & Myth Criticism
- Dictionaries
- Encyclopedias
- Thesauruses & Synonyms
- Authors
- Gianni Guadalupi
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- November 2, 2000
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Imaginary places · Fictional realms across world literature · Inhabitants of imagined lands
- Reading lane
- Teaching Science & Tech