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Sandner David.
The fantastic sublime: romanticism and transcendence in
nineteenth-century children's fantasy literature / David Sandner.

p. cm. -- (Contributions to the study of science fiction and
fantasy, ISSN 0193-6875; no. 69)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-313-30084-4 (alk. paper)

1. Children's literature, English--History and criticism.
2. English literature--19th century--History and criticism.
3. Fantastic literature, English--History and criticism.
4. Children--Books and reading--History-19th century.
5. Transcendence (Philosophy) in literature. 6. Sublime, The, in
literature. 7. Romanticism--Great Britain. I. Title. II. Series.

PR990.S26 1996

823′.08766099282--dc20 96-5805

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available.

Copyright © 1996 by David Sandner

All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be
reproduced, by any process or technique, without the
express written consent of the publisher.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 96-5805
ISBN: 0-313-30084-4
ISSN: 0193-6875

First published in 1996

Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881
An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.

Printed in the United States of America

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The paper used in this book complies with the
Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National
Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984).

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