The Collected Stories of Ray Bradbury: A Critical Edition - Volume 1: 1938-1943

Author(s): Ray Bradbury; Jonathan R. Eller (Editor); William E. Touponce (Editor)

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Published in 2010. Volume 1 of a three-volume edition of Bradbury's stories.
In the past, collections of Bradbury’s works have juxtaposed stories with no indication as to the different time periods in which they were written. Even the mid- and late-career collections that Bradbury himself compiled contained stories that were written much earlier―a situation that has given rise to misconceptions about the origins of the stories themselves. In this new edition, editors William F. Touponce and Jonathan R. Eller present for the first time the stories of Ray Bradbury in the order in which they were written. Moreover, they use texts that reflect Bradbury’s earliest settled intention for each tale. By examining his relationships with his agent, editor, and publisher, Touponce and Eller’s textual commentaries document the transformation of the stories―and Bradbury’s creative understanding of genre fiction―from their original forms to the versions known and loved today.
Included is an appendix with notes regarding each story, as well as a summary of his unpublished stories.
Includes B&W Frontispiece.

Fine condition. Some light shelf-scuffing on dust jacket.


Product Information

General Fields

  • : 9781606350713
  • : Kent State University Press
  • : Kent State University Press
  • : 0.935307
  • : 01 February 2010
  • : {"length"=>["9.5"], "width"=>["6.5"], "units"=>["Inches"]}
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Ray Bradbury; Jonathan R. Eller (Editor); William E. Touponce (Editor)
  • : Hardback
  • : English
  • : 813/.54
  • : 498