J.R.R. Tolkien, Robert E. Howard and the birth of modern fantasy
By: Deke Parsons
Series: Critical explorations in science fiction and fantasy -- 47; Critical explorations in science fiction and fantasy -- 47.
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 188
ISBN-13: 9780786495375
Subjects: English Fantasy fiction; History and criticism; Criticism and interpretation; American Fantasy fiction; Fantasy films
Description: "The birth of modern fantasy in 1930s Britain and America saw the development of new literary and film genres. The work of extraordinary people who lived in an extraordinary decade, this modern fantasy canon still provides source material for the most successful literary and film franchises of the 21st century"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: J.R.R. Tolkien (1892/1973); title: The Lord of the Rings; title: Robert E. Howard (1906/1936); title: Conan; title: Superman; title: The inheritors; title: Conclusion.