MASQUE OF DREAMS: Tales of Illusion and Identity (hardcover) (Hardcover)

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The masques of 17th century Europe presented dramatic entertainments based on mythic themes and enhanced by lavish costumes and sets. The entertainments in Bruce Boston's Masque of Dreams fashion myths of their own and are enhanced by the voice of a poet, often lyric and at times pyrotechnic.

Journey to the depths of a mutant rain forest that strikes back against the encroachments of civilization. Join a Victorian stage magician in his search for real magic. Descend to the depths of an omnivorous singularity where everything is everything. Meet a true gentleman farmer and stand with vorpal sword in hand.

Explore these masques of illusion and identity that entertain as they mine the limits of reality and dreams.

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The masques of 17th century Europe presented dramatic entertainments based on mythic themes and enhanced by lavish costumes and sets. The entertainments in Bruce Boston's Masque of Dreams fashion myths of their own and are enhanced by the voice of a poet, often lyric and at times pyrotechnic.

Journey to the depths of a mutant rain forest that strikes back against the encroachments of civilization. Join a Victorian stage magician in his search for real magic. Descend to the depths of an omnivorous singularity where everything is everything. Meet a true gentleman farmer and stand with vorpal sword in hand.

Explore these masques of illusion and identity that entertain as they mine the limits of reality and dreams.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 260 pages
• Publisher: Wildside Press (January 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1587152738
• ISBN-13: 978-1587152733
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #5,718,908 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Sampler from an Under Rated Master, March 25, 2002

By	Robert Medcalf Jr (Biglerville, PA USA) - See all my reviews

I have been following Bruce Boston's writing since the mid seventies. This book is a sampler of the best of his work (except of course for _Stained Glass Rain_, which is a novel, and too long to include). Boston's poetry is unsurpassed in the science fiction/speculative field. His narrative is full of playful use of languague. Metaphor and metafiction flow magically from his pen. His characterizations are gritty and masterful. Included in this book are poems -- both long and short; stories -- both long and short; and novelettes. Oddly enough, my favorate piece in the book was a novelette, "Houses", which has no elements of the fantastic at all.