The Princess Bride (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: William Goldman
- First Published: 1973
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—heroic fantasy
- Time of Work: 1973 and the late Middle Ages
- Setting: The United States and Florin
- Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: 1970’s, Folkloric or magical people, Magic or magicians, Love or romance, Escapes, Fantasy, Kidnapping, Adventure, Heroes or heroism, Middle Ages, Duels or dueling, Giants, Resurrection, Pirates, Fairy tales, Princes or princesses, Management, Swords
- Locales: Florin (mythic)
The Plot
The novel begins with an explanation of how the narrator came to abridge the book. His father had read The Princess Bride, by S. Morgenstern, to him when he had pneumonia as a child. Remembering the story fondly, the narrator was shocked that his own son hated it until he realized that his father had skipped the boring passages when reading it to him. The narrator edited the book, leaving only “the good parts” and adding comments in red type throughout. This process resulted in The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern’s Classic Tale of True Love and High...
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