Prof. Timothy Miller Publishes Peter S. Beagle's “The Last Unicorn”: A Critical Companion

Congratulations to Prof. Timothy Miller on publication of Peter S. Beagle's “The Last Unicorn”: A Critical Companion with Palgrave Macmillan.

According to Palgrave's publication page on the book:

  • Provides a critical introduction to the work of one of the most important living fantasy authors, Peter S. Beagle
  • Explores Beagle’s 1968 masterwork of fantasy "The Last Unicorn"
  • Demonstrates how Beagle’s “last” unicorn represents the first modern fantasy unicorn

Chapter list for Peter S. Beagle's “The Last Unicorn”: A Critical Companion:

Beagle’s Early Career and a New Chapter in American Fantasy
Death and the Desire for Deathlessness: Beagle and J. R. R. Tolkien on Fantasy and Mortality
Unicorn Lore: The Multiple Mythologies Behind The Last Unicorn
Metafiction and Metafantasy: Comic Fantasy as Mirror for the Genre
Unicorn Variations: Continuity and Change in the Many Versions of The Last Unicorn
Conclusion: Peter S. Beagle’s Immortal Unicorn