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Bangsian
Bangsian fantasy is a fantasy genre which concerns the use of the afterlife as the main setting within which its characters, who may be famous preexisting historical or fictional figures, act and interact. It is named for John Kendrick Bangs (1862–1922), who often wrote it. Definition According to E. F. Bleiler, in his 1983 ''Guide to Supernatural Fiction'', "Bangs' most noteworthy achievement was a contribution to literary typology: the so-called Bangsian story, in which important literary and historical personalities serve humorously as characters in a slender plot line. Bangs did not invent this subgenre, but his work gave it publicity and literary status." Bleiler's definition does not take into account that some of Bangs' stories, including the definitive Associated Shades series whose characters reside in Hades, are set in the afterlife. Jess Nevins' 2003 definition (in ''Heroes & Monsters: The Unofficial Companion to the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'') says it is " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heroes In Hell
''Heroes in Hell'' is a series of shared world fantasy books, within the genre Bangsian fantasy, created and edited by Janet Morris and written by her, Chris Morris, C. J. Cherryh and others. The first 12 books in the series were published by Baen Books between 1986 and 1989, and stories from the series include one Hugo Award winner and Nebula nominee (" Gilgamesh in the Outback" by Robert Silverberg from ''Rebels in Hell''), as well as one other Nebula Award nominee. The series was resurrected in 2011 by Janet Morris with the thirteenth book and eighth anthology in the series, ''Lawyers in Hell'', followed by eight more anthologies and four novels between 2012 and 2022. Background The shared world premise of ''Heroes in Hell'' (also called ''The Damned Saga'') is that all the dead wind up together in Hell, where they pick up where they left off when still alive. Robert W. Cape Jr., in ''Classical Traditions in Science Fiction'' (Oxford University Press), wrote "...in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Kendrick Bangs
John Kendrick Bangs (May 27, 1862 – January 21, 1922) was an American author, humorist, editor and satirist. Biography He was born in Yonkers, New York. His father Francis N. Bangs was a lawyer in New York City, as was his brother, Francis S. Bangs. He went to Columbia College from 1880 to 1883 where he became editor of Columbia's literary magazine, ''Acta Columbia'', and contributed short anonymous pieces to humor magazines. After graduation in 1883 with a Bachelor of Philosophy degree in Political Science, Bangs entered Columbia Law School but left in 1884 to become Associate Editor of ''Life'' under Edward S. Martin. Bangs contributed many articles and poems to the magazine between 1884 and 1888. During this period, Bangs published his first books. In 1888 Bangs left ''Life'' to work at ''Harper's Magazine'', '' Harper's Bazaar'' and ''Harper's Young People'', though he continued to contribute to ''Life''. From 1889 to 1900 he held the title of Editor of the Departments o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Associated Shades
John Kendrick Bangs (May 27, 1862 – January 21, 1922) was an American author, humorist, editor and satirist. Biography He was born in Yonkers, New York. His father Francis N. Bangs was a lawyer in New York City, as was his brother, Francis S. Bangs. He went to Columbia College from 1880 to 1883 where he became editor of Columbia's literary magazine, ''Acta Columbia'', and contributed short anonymous pieces to humor magazines. After graduation in 1883 with a Bachelor of Philosophy degree in Political Science, Bangs entered Columbia Law School but left in 1884 to become Associate Editor of ''Life'' under Edward S. Martin. Bangs contributed many articles and poems to the magazine between 1884 and 1888. During this period, Bangs published his first books. In 1888 Bangs left ''Life'' to work at ''Harper's Magazine'', ''Harper's Bazaar'' and ''Harper's Young People'', though he continued to contribute to ''Life''. From 1889 to 1900 he held the title of Editor of the Departments of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Enchanted Type-Writer
''The Enchanted Type-Writer'' is a collection of short stories by John Kendrick Bangs, published in 1899 with illustrations by Peter Newell. Bangs attributes many of the stories to the late (and invisible) James Boswell, who has become an editor for a newspaper in Hades, and who communicates with the author by means of an old typewriter. The stories are part of the author's Associated Shades series, sometimes called the Hades series for its primary setting. Their genre has become known as Bangsian fantasy. There are ten stories in the collection, and ten plates from illustrations by Newell. They were first published serially in ''Harper's Weekly'' beginning August 5, 1899, including the Newell illustrations."The Enchanted Type-Writer". ''Harper's Weekly'', vol. 43 part 2 (Jul–Dec 1899), pp. 763–64 and passim. Page 763 (August 5, 1899) from original at University of California, at HathiTrust Digital Library (HDL.handle.net). Retrieved 2016-09-02. References * Exte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pursuit Of The House-Boat
''The Pursuit of the House-Boat'' is an 1897 novel by John Kendrick Bangs, and the second one to feature his Associated Shades take on the afterlife. The original full title was ''The Pursuit of the House-Boat: Being Some Further Account of the Divers Doings of the Associated Shades, Under the Leadership of Sherlock Holmes, Esq.''Catalog record (New York: Harper, 1897) HathiTrust Digital Library (hathitrust.org). Retrieved 2016-08-04. and it has also been titled ''In Pursuit of the House-Boat'' and ''Pursuit of the House-Boat''. There are 12 chapters in the book. They were first published as a serial, under the full-title and including the Newell illustrations, in '' Harper's Weekly'' from February 6 to April 24, 189 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Genres
This is a list of genres of literature and entertainment ( film, television, music, and video games), excluding genres in the visual arts. ''Genre'' is the term for any category of creative work, which includes literature and other forms of art or entertainment (e.g. music)—whether written or spoken, audio or visual—based on some set of stylistic criteria. Genres are formed by conventions that change over time as new genres are invented and the use of old ones are discontinued. Often, works fit into multiple genres by way of borrowing and recombining these conventions. Literary genres Action An action story is similar to adventure, and the protagonist usually takes a risky turn, which leads to desperate situations (including explosions, fight scenes, daring escapes, etc.). Action and adventure are usually categorized together (sometimes even as "action-adventure") because they have much in common, and many stories fall under both genres simultaneously (for instance, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What Dreams May Come (Matheson Novel)
''What Dreams May Come'' is a 1978 novel by Richard Matheson. The plot centers on Chris, a man who dies then goes to Heaven Heaven or the heavens, is a common religious cosmological or transcendent supernatural place where beings such as deities, angels, souls, saints, or venerated ancestors are said to originate, be enthroned, or reside. According to the bel ..., but descends into Hell to rescue his wife. It was adapted in 1998 into the Academy Award-winning film ''What Dreams May Come (film), What Dreams May Come'' starring Robin Williams, Cuba Gooding, Jr., and Annabella Sciorra. Matheson stated in an interview, "I think ''What Dreams May Come'' is the most important (read effective) book I've written. It has caused a number of readers to lose their fear of death – the finest tribute any writer could receive." In an introductory note, Matheson explains that the characters are the only fictional component of the novel. Almost everything else is based on researc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janet Morris
Janet Ellen Morris (born May 25, 1946) is an American author of fiction and nonfiction, best known for her fantasy and science fiction and her authorship of a non-lethal weapons concept for the U.S. military. Background Writing Janet Morris began writing in 1976 and has since published more than forty novels, many co-authored with her husband Chris Morris or others. Her debut novel, written as Janet E. Morris, was ''High Couch of Silistra'', the first in a quartet of character-driven novels with a female protagonist. According to original publisher Bantam Books, the Silistra quartet had over four million copies in print when the fourth volume, '' The Carnelian Throne'' was published. Charles N. Brown, co-founder and editor of ''Locus'' magazine, is quoted on the Baen Books reissues of the series, noting that the stories featured "engrossing characters in a marvelous adventure." Morris has contributed short fiction to the shared universe fantasy series ''Thieves' World'', in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantasy Genre
Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy literature and drama. From the twentieth century, it has expanded further into various media, including film, television, graphic novels, manga, animations and video games. Fantasy is distinguished from the genres of science fiction and horror by the respective absence of scientific or macabre themes, although these genres overlap. In popular culture, the fantasy genre predominantly features settings that emulate Earth, but with a sense of otherness. In its broadest sense, however, fantasy consists of works by many writers, artists, filmmakers, and musicians from ancient myths and legends to many recent and popular works. Traits Most fantasy uses magic or other supernatural elements as a main plot element, theme, or setting. Magic, magic practitioner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A House-Boat On The Styx
''A House-Boat on the Styx'' is a fantasy novel written by John Kendrick Bangs in 1895. The original full title was ''A House-Boat on the Styx: Being Some Account of the Divers Doings of the Associated Shades''. The novel was first published by Harper Brothers in 1896 with illustrations by Peter Newell (24 plates).Catalog record (New York: Harper, 1896) HathiTrust Digital Library. Retrieved 2016-08-04. Contents and Illustrations, pp. v-viii, list 12 chapters and 24 plates. The illustrations are not credited but they are clearly signed by Peter Newell, the credited illustrator of the sequels. Plot summary The premise of the book is that everyone who has ever died (up to the time in which the book is set, which seems to be about the time of its publication) has gone to[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Newell
Peter Sheaf Hersey Newell (March 5, 1862 – January 15, 1924) was an American artist and writer. He created picture books and illustrated new editions of many children's books. A native of McDonough County, Illinois, Newell built a reputation in the 1880s and 1890s for his humorous drawings and poems, which appeared in ''Harper's Weekly'', '' Harper's Bazaar'', ''Scribner's Magazine'', ''The Saturday Evening Post'', '' Judge'', and other publications. He later wrote and illustrated several popular children's books, such as ''Topsys and Turvys'' (1893), a collection of poems and images which could be viewed upside-down or right-side-up; ''The Hole Book'' (1908), which had a literal hole at the center of each page to indicate the path of a bullet; and ''The Slant Book'' (1910), which took the shape of a rhomboid and told the story of a baby carriage careening down a hill.Dennis Wepman "Newell, Peter" ''American National Biography Online''. February 2000. Retrieved on July 6, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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