Lord Dunsany: Master of the Anglo-Irish Imagination

by S.T. Joshi and Darrell Schweitzer

The Irish writer Lord Dunsany (1878-1957) has suffered a regrettable decline in critical esteem. Although one of the most popular and critically acclaimed writers of the early 20th century, he seems to have fallen out of fashion with both the Irish critical community and with enthusiasts of fantasy literature. But Dunsany was one of the critical figures in modern fantasy, a significant influence on Tolkien, Le Guin, and other writers. His own work,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313294038
• ISBN13: 9780313294037
• Release Date: March 1995
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.6"