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The Green Man: Tales from the Mythic Forest
| Author: | Ellen Datlow Terri Windling |
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Viking, 2002 |
| Series: | Mythic Fiction: Book 1 |
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| Book Type: | Anthology |
| Genre: | Fantasy |
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Synopsis
One of our most enduring, universal myths is that of the Green Man-the spirit who stands for Nature in its most wild and untamed form, a man with leaves for hair who dwells deep within the mythic forest. Through the ages and around the world, the Green Man and other nature spirits have appeared in stories, songs, and artwork, as well as many beloved fantasy novels, including Tolkien's Lord of the Rings.
Now Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling, the acclaimed editors of over twenty anthologies, have gathered some of today's finest writers of magical fiction to interpret the spirits of nature in short stories and poetry. Charles Vess (Stardust) brings his stellar eye and brush to the decorations, and Windling provides an introduction exploring Green Man symbolism and forest myth.
The Green Man will become required reading for teenagers and adults alike-not only for fans of fantasy fiction, but for anyone interested in mythology and the mysteries of the wilderness.
Table of Contents:
- Preface - essay by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling
- Introduction: About the Green Man and Other Forest Lore - essay by Terri Windling
- Going Wodwo - poem by Neil Gaiman
- Grand Central Park - novelette by Delia Sherman
- Daphne - shortstory by Michael Cadnum
- Somewhere in My Mind There Is a Painting Box - novelette by Charles de Lint
- Among the Leaves So Green - novelette by Tanith Lee
- Song of the Cailleach Bheur - poem by Jane Yolen
- Hunter's Moon - shortstory by Patricia A. McKillip
- Charlie's Away - novelette by Midori Snyder
- A World Painted by Birds - novelette by Katherine Vaz
- Grounded - novelette by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
- Overlooking - shortstory by Carol Emshwiller
- Fee, Fie, Foe, et Cetera - novelette by Gregory Maguire
- Joshua Tree - novelette by Emma Bull
- Ali Anugne O Chash (The Boy Who Was) - shortstory by Carolyn Dunn
- Remnants - shortstory by Kathe Koja
- The Pagodas of Ciboure - novelette by M. Shayne Bell
- Green Men - poem by Bill Lewis
- The Green Word - novelette by Jeffrey Ford
- About the Editors - essay by uncredited
- About the Artist - essay by uncredited
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