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|date=[[1984]] | |date=February [[1984]] | ||
|format=Paperback | |format=Paperback (6.7 x 4.1 x 0.7 inches) | ||
|pages=287 | |pages=287 | ||
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'''''Fantasists on Fantasy: A Collection of Critical Reflections by Eighteen Masters of the Art''''' is a collection of essays which includes two works by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]: "Fantasy" (excerpt from "[[On Fairy-Stories]]") and "[[Letter 163|To W.H. Auden]]". | |||
Tolkien is treated in the "Introduction" (pp. 1-11) where the various contributions are compared and commented upon; "John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973)" (pp. 75-77), a short biography with comments to the two contributions by Tolkien; "Peter S. Beagle (1939-)" (pp. 125-128) in which his contribution on Tolkien is commented upon on p. 127-128; Peter S. Beagle: "Tolkien's magic Ring" (pp. 128-136 - a reprint from Holiday, vol. 39, pp. 128, 130, 133-134); Ursula K. LeGuin: "Dreams must explain themselves" (pp. 184-194 - a reprint from ''The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction''); LeGuin's "From Elfland to Poughkeepsie" (pp. 195-209 - also reprinted from ''The Language of the Night'').<ref>[[Åke Bertenstam|Bertenstam, Åke]]: ''A Chronological Bibliography of Books About Tolkien''</ref> | |||
Tolkien is treated in the "Introduction" (pp. 1-11) where the various contributions are compared and commented upon; "John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973)" (pp. 75-77), a short biography with comments to the two contributions by Tolkien; "Peter S. Beagle (1939-)" (pp. 125-128) in which his contribution on Tolkien is commented upon on p. 127-128; Peter S. Beagle: "Tolkien's magic Ring" (pp. 128-136 - a reprint from Holiday, vol. 39, pp. 128, 130, 133-134); Ursula K. LeGuin: "Dreams must explain themselves" (pp. 184-194 - a reprint from '' | |||
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Fantasists on Fantasy: A Collection of Critical Reflections by Eighteen Masters of the Art | |
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Editor | Robert H. Boyer and Kenneth J. Zahorski |
Publisher | New York, N.Y.: Avon Books |
Released | February 1984 |
Format | Paperback (6.7 x 4.1 x 0.7 inches) |
Pages | 287 |
ISBN | 0-380-86553-X |
Fantasists on Fantasy: A Collection of Critical Reflections by Eighteen Masters of the Art is a collection of essays which includes two works by J.R.R. Tolkien: "Fantasy" (excerpt from "On Fairy-Stories") and "To W.H. Auden".
Tolkien is treated in the "Introduction" (pp. 1-11) where the various contributions are compared and commented upon; "John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973)" (pp. 75-77), a short biography with comments to the two contributions by Tolkien; "Peter S. Beagle (1939-)" (pp. 125-128) in which his contribution on Tolkien is commented upon on p. 127-128; Peter S. Beagle: "Tolkien's magic Ring" (pp. 128-136 - a reprint from Holiday, vol. 39, pp. 128, 130, 133-134); Ursula K. LeGuin: "Dreams must explain themselves" (pp. 184-194 - a reprint from The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction); LeGuin's "From Elfland to Poughkeepsie" (pp. 195-209 - also reprinted from The Language of the Night).[1]
References
- ↑ Bertenstam, Åke: A Chronological Bibliography of Books About Tolkien