Grasping for the Wind

Greenwood Publishing Group - Literary Criticism

In my web meanderings, I came across an interesting website. Greenwood Press publishes books of all genres and stripes, but the primary focus of all of them is to produce reference titles for libraries. As stated on their website:

The Greenwood Publishing Group is one of the world's leading publishers of reference titles, academic and general interest books, texts, books for librarians and other professionals, and electronic resources. With over 18,000 titles in print, GPG publishes some 1,000 books each year, many of which are recognized with annual awards from Choice, Library Journal, the American Library Association, and other scholarly and professional organizations.

But the best part for all the fantasy and science fiction critics out there is that they have a whole section devoted to literary criticism of authors, the genres, and comparative studies.

Now, because these are reference titles meant to last a while, they are rather hefty in price. (One book, the Greenwood Encyclopedia of Fantasy and Science Fiction costs $394.) Yet, this is a good jumping off point for those looking for literary criticism of the genre that is hard to find on bookshelves. (They also have UK pricing, by the way.)

I was particularly interested in Fantastic Literature: a Critical Reader that traces literary criticism of fantasy and scifi all the way back to Plato!

Again, the primary focus of these volumes is for libraries and classroom settings. But if you are looking for literary criticism on fantasy and science fiction, this will at least give you some titles to look for from a reputable publisher.

And of course, there is also this useful Amazon.com list. Or this one (which includes some of the Greenwood publications).

Posted by John on October 25, 2007 01:49 PM | Posted to Fantasy | Literature and Language | Nonfiction | Science Fiction
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