The birth of modern fantasy in 1930s Britain and America saw the development of new literary and film genres. J.R.R. Tolkien created modern fantasy with The Lord of the Rings, set in a fictional world based upon his life in the early 20th century British Empire, and his love of language and medieval literature. In small-town Texas, Robert E. Howard pounded out his own fantasy realm in his Conan stories, published serially in the ephemeral pulp magazines he loved. Jerry Siegel created Superman with Joe Shuster, and laid the foundation for perhaps the most far-reaching fantasy worlds: the universe of DC and Marvel comics.
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. Modern fantasy speaks to the human experience and still shows its origins from the lives and times of its creators.
| ISBN: | 9780786495375 |
| Publication date: | 14th November 2014 |
| Author: | Deke Parsons |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 200 pages |
| Series: | Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy |
| Genres: |
Literature: history and criticism Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers Science Fiction Fantasy |
The birth of modern fantasy in 1930s Britain and America saw the development of new literary and film genres. J.R.R. Tolkien created modern fantasy with The Lord of the Rings, set in a fictional world based upon his life in the early 20th century British Empire, and his love of language and medieval literature. In small-town Texas, Robert E. Howard pounded out his own fantasy realm in his Conan stories, published serially in the ephemeral pulp magazines he loved. Jerry Siegel created Superman with Joe Shuster, and laid the foundation for perhaps the most far-reaching fantasy worlds: the universe of DC and Marvel comics.
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. Modern fantasy speaks to the human experience and still shows its origins from the lives and times of its creators.
J.R.R. Tolkien, Robert E. Howard and the Birth of Modern Fantasy features in the following genres: Literature: history and criticism, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Science Fiction, Fantasy
J.R.R. Tolkien, Robert E. Howard and the Birth of Modern Fantasy is available in Paperback
J.R.R. Tolkien, Robert E. Howard and the Birth of Modern Fantasy was written by Deke Parsons and published by McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
J.R.R. Tolkien, Robert E. Howard and the Birth of Modern Fantasy has 200 pages
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