Discovering Classic Fantasy Fiction

<p><em>Discovering Classic Fantasy Fiction: Essays on the Antecedents of Fantastic Literature</em> 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.</p><p>Included are:</p><ol><li data-list=ordered><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span><strong>Introduction</strong> - Darrell Schweitzer</li><li data-list=ordered><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span><strong>Lord Dunsany: The Career of a Fantaisiste</strong> - S.T. Joshi</li><li data-list=ordered><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span><strong>James Branch Cabell: No Fit Employment for a Grown Man</strong> - Don D'Ammassa</li><li data-list=ordered><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span><strong>Mervyn Wall and the Comedy of Despair</strong> - Darrell Schweitzer</li><li data-list=ordered><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span><strong>John Collier Fantastic Miniaturist</strong> - Alan Warren</li><li data-list=ordered><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span><strong>A. Merritt: A Dreamer and a Visionary</strong> - Jack L. Chalker</li><li data-list=ordered><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span><strong>Hope Mirrlees: Antiquarian and Innovator</strong> - Gary C. Hoppenstand</li><li data-list=ordered><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span><strong>E. R. Eddison: A Literary Biography</strong> - Brian Attebery</li><li data-list=ordered><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span><strong>Fritz Leiber and the New Improved Weird Tale</strong> - Bruce Byfield</li><li data-list=ordered><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span><strong>The Secret Life of Arthur Machen</strong> - Mark Valentine</li><li data-list=ordered><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span><strong>Clark Ashton Smith: The Last of the Great Romantics</strong> - Steve Behrends</li><li data-list=ordered><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span><strong>Bibliographical Checklist of Critical Studies in Classic Fantasy Literature</strong> - Compiled by Marshall B. Tymn</li></ol>