J.R.R. Tolkien, Robert E. Howard and the birth of modern fantasy / Deke Parsons.

"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 2...

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Uniform Title:Critical explorations in science fiction and fantasy ; 47.
Main Author: Parsons, Deke, 1971- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2015]
Series:Critical explorations in science fiction and fantasy ; 47.
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Physical Description:ix, 188 pages ; 23 cm.
Format: Book

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505 0 |a Introduction -- J.R.R. Tolkien (1892/1973) -- The Lord of the Rings -- Robert E. Howard (1906/1936) -- Conan -- Superman -- The inheritors -- Conclusion. 
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