| Description |
278 pages ; 18 cm. |
| Series |
Ballantine books ; 03309
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Ballantine Books ; 3309.
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| Contents |
From Uruk to Utterbol : William Morris and the first fantasy novels -- The world's edge, and beyond : the fiction of Dunsany, Eddison, and Cabell -- Lost cities, forgotten ages : the rise of fantasy in the American pulp magazines -- The mathematics of magic : imaginary world fantasy in Unknown -- From The night land to Narnia : The road to the Lord of the rings -- The Inklings produce a classic : the achievement of Tolkien and his influence -- Post-Howardian Heroica : the Swordsmen and Sorcerers' Guild of America, Ltd. -- The young magicians : some modern masters of fantasy -- Of world-making : some problems of invented milieu -- A local habitation and a name : some observations on neocognomina -- The tricks of the trade : some advanced techniques of world-making. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-272) and index. |
| Genre/Form |
Fantasy fiction.
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Fantasy fiction.
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| Subject |
Imagination.
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Imagination. |
| Genre/Form |
Fantasy.
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| Subject |
Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.) |
| Other Form: |
Online version: Carter, Lin. Imaginary worlds. New York, Ballantine Books [1973] (OCoLC)647323689 |
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