The Oxford Book of Dreams
Author:   Stephen Brook (, Writer)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780192803856


Pages:   282
Publication Date:   12 September 2002
Format:   Paperback
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From dreams realistic and reminiscent to the world of nightmare and phantasmagoria, from the bizarre and ridiculous to the perplexing and haunting, this anthology draws on the dreams of a wide variety of novelists, poets, playwrights, and others to explore the inexhaustible fascination of dreams and their power as a source of literary inspiration.

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Author:   Stephen Brook (, Writer)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 12.80cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 19.60cm
Weight:   0.320kg
ISBN:  

9780192803856


ISBN 10:   0192803859
Pages:   282
Publication Date:   12 September 2002
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us.

Table of Contents

Introduction Prologue I FROM BIRTH TO DEATHChildren and Parents Love and Sex Old Age and Illness Death II EARTHLY THINGSFood Animals Travel and the Natural World Real People Creativity Violence Happy Endings III THE DREAM WORLDInto Sleep Nightmare The Absurd Transformations and Frustrations Religious Interpretations Waking Conclusion: A Few Reflections Acknowledgements Index

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`Review from previous edition A rich fabric of dreaming ... from Latin poets to Louis MacNiece and Yeats ... A truly remarkable assembly' Elizabeth Jennings, Spectator `a splendid collection ... Stephen Brook could hardly have done the job better' Rosemary Dinnage, TLS `an ideal companion for the bedside' Time `Anthologies which transcend themselves and can stand as organic books making serious statements about life [are] very rare, but Stephen Brook's Oxford Book of Dreams is of their number.' Paul Binding, New Statesman


Review from previous edition A rich fabric of dreaming ... from Latin poets to Louis MacNiece and Yeats ... A truly remarkable assembly Elizabeth Jennings, Spectator a splendid collection ... Stephen Brook could hardly have done the job better Rosemary Dinnage, TLS an ideal companion for the bedside Time Anthologies which transcend themselves and can stand as organic books making serious statements about life [are] very rare, but Stephen Brook's Oxford Book of Dreams is of their number. Paul Binding, New Statesman


`Review from previous edition A rich fabric of dreaming ... from Latin poets to Louis MacNiece and Yeats ... A truly remarkable assembly' Elizabeth Jennings, Spectator `a splendid collection ... Stephen Brook could hardly have done the job better' Rosemary Dinnage, TLS `an ideal companion for the bedside' Time `Anthologies which transcend themselves and can stand as organic books making serious statements about life [are] very rare, but Stephen Brook's Oxford Book of Dreams is of their number.' Paul Binding, New Statesman


Author Information

Stephen Brook has worked for publishers in both England and the United States, and is now a full-time writer. His books include New York Days, New York Nights, Honky-tonk Gelato: Travels Through Texas, and The Dordogne.

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