In Defence of Fantasy: A Study of the Genre in English and American Literature since 1945

by Ann Swinfen

Book Overview

The modern fantasy novel might hardly seem to need a defence, but its position in contemporary literature in the 1980s was still rather ambivalent. Many post-war writers had produced highly successful fantasy novels, some phenomenal publishing successes had occurred in the field, and an increasing number of universities throughout the English-speaking world now included the literary criticism of fantasy as part of their English Literature courses...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367336855
• ISBN13: 9780367336851
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"