Imaginary books: lost, unfinished, and fictive works found only in other books

Abstract

"A catalog of an exhibition of the simulacra of imaginary books-- lost, unfinished, and fictive works that exist only in other books. These parodies illustrate what the imaginary book would have looked like if it resembled the spirit of its book of origin"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents

Introduction / Reid Byers -- Essays. The beginnings of imaginary books / Marie-George (Gigi) Duquesne -- The taxonomy of imaginary books / Auberon Mortcombe-Bentley -- The mensuration of the imaginary / Lt Cdr Alastair D'Arcy Robertson, RN -- The uses of fictive books / Elisabeth-Claude St Martin de Beaurepaire -- The great imaginary libraries / Laurent Hyacinthe St Clair Perrault -- Catalog. Lost in antiquity: ancient Greece -- Lost in antiquity: ancient Rome & the East -- Lost since the early modern -- Unfinished (or promised) books -- Fictive fiction -- Imaginary history -- Imaginary books for young people -- Fictive non-fiction -- Imaginary mysteries -- Conceptual literature in conceptual fiction -- Fictional science and science fiction -- Fictive fantasy -- Books from jib doors -- Institutions. The Fortsas Club -- Other implicated institutions.