Magic & Madness in the Library (1999) [Anthology]
by Edward Bellamy Jorge Luis Borges Ray Bradbury Miguel de Cervantes George Crabbe Umberto Eco Aldous Huxley Washington Irving Stephen King Elizabeth McCracken Donald Olson Edmund (Lester) Pearson Jonathan Swift Jules Verne Voltaire Edith Wharton Virginia Woolf
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Summary
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The word "library" can provoke a strong reflex reaction. If you doubt this, ask a few people, "How would you feel to be locked inside a library overnight?" While some might register indifference, the more likely reactions would range from "I've already had that nightmare" to "As long as I had lights and access to the stacks, great!"
General stereotypes about libraries are plentiful and far-flung, often a residue of bad childhood memories of institutional facilities. Many view the library as a stuffy, gloomy, sanctimonious, intentionally confusing mausoleum of old, useless tracts and passing fads. Other, quainter souls perceive the library as a warm, tranquil oasis of endless possibilities or as a private collection of relished treasures.
This anthology will take a different approach to the image of the library, focusing on the variety and range of reactions to libraries filtered through the imagination of the fiction writer over the centuries. To illustrate the extensive span of thought in a relatively short volume, we have included works from many disciplines—from reality to the fantastic.
(from the introduction by Eric Greaber)
Edited by Eric Graeber
Contents:
Original title: Magic & Madness in the Library: Protagonists Among the Stacks
Original languages:
English
Quotes:
Genre: Fiction→ General Fiction→ Books, Scholars, And Librarians
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