Discovering Classic Fantasy Fiction
Essays on the Antecedents of Fantastic Literature
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Discovering Classic Fantasy Fiction: Essays on the Antecedents of Fantastic Literature is a compilation of critical essays exploring the roots and development of classic fantasy literature. Published in 1996, this anthology includes contributions from notable scholars and critics who examine the works of various influential authors in the fantasy genre.
Included are:
- Introduction - Darrell SchweitzerLord Dunsany: The Career of a Fantaisiste - S.T. JoshiJames Branch Cabell: No Fit Employment for a Grown Man - Don D'AmmassaMervyn Wall and the Comedy of Despair - Darrell SchweitzerJohn Collier, Fantastic Miniaturist - Alan WarrenA. Merritt: A Dreamer and a Visionary - Jack L. ChalkerHope Mirrlees: Antiquarian and Innovator - Gary C. HoppenstandE. R. Eddison: A Literary Biography - Brian AtteberyFritz Leiber and the New, Improved Weird Tale - Bruce ByfieldThe Secret Life of Arthur Machen - Mark ValentineClark Ashton Smith: The Last of the Great Romantics - Steve BehrendsBibliographical Checklist of Critical Studies in Classic Fantasy Literature - Compiled by Marshall B. Tymn
Darrell Schweitzer
Darrell Schweitzer (1952- ) is an American author, critic, editor, and essayist best known for his contributions to fantasy, horror, and weird fiction. A major figure in contemporary speculative literature, Schweitzer has written numerous novels, short stories, essays, and critical works exploring fantasy, mythology, literary history, and supernatural fiction.In addition to his fiction, Schweitzer became widely respected as a literary critic and anthologist, particularly for his scholarship on classic fantasy and horror writers including Lord Dunsany, H. P. Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith, and Arthur Conan Doyle. His essays and introductions are known for combining deep literary knowledge with an accessible and engaging style that places classic works within their broader historical and cultural context.Schweitzer also served for many years as co-editor of Weird Tales, helping continue the legacy of one of the most influential magazines in the history of speculative fiction.
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