num_pages: 224
description: Brian Attebery considers eccentricities and history in the writings of, Baum, Ruskin, MacDonald, Morris, Lewis and Tolkien in a concise survey of the different definitions and characteristics of the genre of fantasy, first exploring it as a whole, then defining its influence on American folklore.
language: English
title: The Fantasy Tradition in American Literature: From Irving to Le Guin
titlecomplete: The Fantasy Tradition in American Literature: From Irving to Le Guin
genres: Nonfiction
ratings_count: 18
publisher: Indiana University Press