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Imaginary Worlds

Paperback • 1973 • English

Imaginary Worlds

By Lin Carter

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About the book

Imaginary Worlds: the Art of Fantasy is a study of the modern literary fantasy genre written by Lin Carter. It was first published in paperback by Ballantine Books in 1973 as the fifty-eighth volume of its Ballantine Adult Fantasy series; it was the only nonfiction entry in the series. The book was among the earliest full-length critical works devoted to fantasy writers and the history of fantasy. It was the third of three such studies by Carter, being preceded by Tolkien: A Look Behind "The Lor...Show more

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1973

Language

English

Original title

Imaginary Worlds

Format

Paperback

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