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Fantasists on Fantasy

Robert H. Boyer & Kenneth J. Zahorski

First published 1984
Publisher Discus / Avon
Format Paperback
Type Nonfiction
Cover art George Gershinowitz
Pages 287
Price $3.95
ISBN 038086553X

  • First printing per printer's key: OP 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
  • Cover illustration from Goblin Market by Christina Rossetti, illustrated by George Gershinowitz.
  • 21 essays on fantasy by various authors. Preceding each author's contribution is a short introduction, usually 2-3 pages. These introductions are titled with the author's name and are uncredited.

Page Title Author(s) Type
1 Introduction (Fantasists on Fantasy) Robert H. Boyer & Kenneth J. Zahorski Essay
11 George MacDonald uncredited Essay
14 The Fantastic Imagination George MacDonald Essay
23 Gilbert Keith Chesterton uncredited Essay
26 Fairy Tales G. K. Chesterton Essay
31 Howard Phillips Lovecraft uncredited Essay
35 Introduction to "Supernatural Horror in Literature" H. P. Lovecraft Essay
41 Sir Herbert Edward Read uncredited Essay
44 Fantasy (Fancy) Herbert Read Essay
59 James Grover Thurber uncredited Essay
63 The Wizard of Chitenango James Thurber Essay
67 Tempest in a Looking Glass James Thurber Essay
75 John Ronald Reuel Tolkien uncredited Essay
78 Fantasy (excerpt from "On Fairy Stories") J. R. R. Tolkien Essay
85 To W. H. Auden J. R. R. Tolkien Essay
95 August William Derleth uncredited Essay
98 The Fantastic Story (excerpt from Writing Fiction) August Derleth Essay
111 Clive Staples Lewis uncredited Essay
115 Sometimes Fairy Stories May Say Best What's to Be Said C. S. Lewis Essay
119 Félix Martí-Ibáñez uncredited Essay
122 Tell Me a Story Felix Marti-Ibanez Essay
125 Peter S. Beagle uncredited Essay
128 Tolkien's Magic Ring Peter S. Beagle Essay
137 Lloyd Alexander uncredited Essay
140 Wishful Thinking — or Hopeful Dreaming? Lloyd Alexander Essay
151 Andre Norton uncredited Essay
154 On Writing Fantasy Andre Norton Essay
163 Jane Langton uncredited Essay
165 The Weak Place in the Cloth: A Study of Fantasy for Children Jane Langton Essay
181 Ursula K. Le Guin uncredited Essay
184 Dreams Must Explain Themselves Ursula K. Le Guin Essay
195 From Elfland to Poughkeepsie Ursula K. Le Guin Essay
211 Mollie Hunter uncredited Essay
214 One World Mollie Hunter Essay
231 Katherine Kurtz uncredited Essay
235 Interview Essay Katherine Kurtz & Jeffrey M. Elliot Essay
261 Michael Moorcock uncredited Essay
265 Wit and Humour in Fantasy Michael Moorcock Essay
277 Susan Cooper uncredited Essay
280 Escaping into Ourselves Susan Cooper Essay