The Handbook of French Fantasy & Supernatural Fiction

THE HANDBOOK OF FRENCH FANTASY &  SUPERNATURAL  FICTION

by Jean-Marc & Randy Lofficier

cover by Nathalie Lial

Portions of this book have previously appeared in French Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror & Pulp Fiction published in 2000 by McFarland. 


US$ 22.95/GBP 22.99
5x8 tpb, 308 p.
ISBN-13: 978-1-64932-165-7

A panoramic history of French fantasy, horror and supernatural fiction from the 12th century to the end of the 20th century.

COLLEGE & RESEARCH LIBRARIES NEWS: “…Fills in a long-neglected bibliographic gap in the study of French-language literature… The authors have covered all the bases in enormous detail.”

FOUNDATION: “A truly epic enterprise.” Brian Stableford. 

INTERZONE: “A remarkable and laudable job.” Mike Ashley. 

LOCUS (made the Recommended Reading list): “A fine historical article.” Charles N. Brown.  
“Solidly researched, informative, and clearly written…  A pretty comprehensive history of the French fantastic... The most enlightening reference book of the year.” Gary K. Wolfe.

MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW: “A highly recommended, benchmark contribution to academic and literary reference collections.” 

QUADRANT: “An extraordinary achievement... The ultimate sourcebook for anyone wishing to extend their knowledge.” Sophie Masson.

SCIENCE FICTION STUDIES: “A significant event… The first heroic attempt to provide, in English, a comprehensive overview of the history of Francophone speculative fiction… An important milestone in today's SF criticism.” Arthur B. Evans.

SF ENCYCLOPEDIA: “Enthralling.” 

STARLOG: “Highly recommended.” David McDonnell.

UTOPIAN STUDIES: “An invaluable tool for any future research in this fascinating area of French culture.” George Slusser. 
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Foreword. 
The Middle Ages. 
   Chansons de Geste. 
   Fabliaux. 
   Poetry. 
   Religious Dramas. 
The Renaissance. 23
   The Merveilleux. 
   Occult & Esoterism.
The Age of Enlightenment 
   The Fairy Tales. 
   Occult, Esoterism & Proto-fantastique. 
The 19th Century. 
   Romans Noirs. 
   Fantastique Populaire. 
   Fantastique Littéraire. 
   Fantastique Romantique. 
   Fantastique Réaliste. 
   Fantastique Symboliste. 
   Fantasy. 
   Occult & Esoterism.
   Belgian Fantastique. 
The Belle Époque. 
   Fantastique Populaire. 
   Fantastique Littéraire. 
   Fantasy. 
Between the Wars. 
   Fantastique Populaire. 
   Fantastique Littéraire. 
   The Surréalists. 
   Other Mainstream Authors. 
   Fantasy. 
   Belgian Fantastique. 
        Jean Ray. 
        Fantastique Populaire. 
        Fantastique Littéraire. 
The 1950s & 1960s. 
   Fantastique Populaire. 
   Fantastique Littéraire. 
   The New Surrealists. 
   Other Mainstream Authors. 
        Female Authors. 
   Fantasy. 
        Folklore & Legends. 
   Occult & Esoterism.
   The YAs. 
   Belgian Fantastique.
The 1970s.
   Fantastique Populaire. 
   Fantastique Littéraire.
   The New Surrealists. 
   Other Mainstream Authors.
        Female Authors. 
   Fantasy. 
   Occult & Esoterism.
   The YAs. 
   Belgian Fantastique.
The 1980s & 1990s. 
   Fantastique Populaire.
   Fantastique Littéraire. 
        Female Authors. 
   Fantasy. 
   The YAs. 
Afterword: 2022. 
Index.