Lord Dunsany
A Bibliography
S T Joshi author Darrell Schweitzer author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Scarecrow Press
Published:1st Sep '93
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Lord Dunsany (1878-1957), Irish novelist, dramatist, and poet, has suffered a strange eclipse in critical recognition. In his day he was regarded as one of the premier Irish writers—a colleague of Yeats and Lady Gregory who at one time had five plays running simultaneously on Broadway. But Dunsany has emerged as perhaps the leading figure in modern fantastic literature: his stories of the "edge of the world" have been a significant influence on Tolkien, Le Guin, and other fantasists. No bibliography of Dunsany's astonishingly prolific work has ever been attempted before, but in this volume the compilers have not merely given complete information on Dunsany's many volumes of stories, plays, poetry, and essays, but have unearthed hundreds of works by Dunsany not previously known to exist. Foreign translations of Dunsany's work have also been recorded, as well as the many articles and reviews about Dunsany written both during and after his lifetime. All significant terms, primary and secondary, have been annotated. The picture that emerges from this volume is of a highly original writer who escapes easy genre classification and whose distinctive vision permeates his entire work. Perhaps it is now time for serious critical work on this unjustly neglected writer to begin.
...sturdily bound and nicely produced. It is recommended for those libraries with claims to comprehensive modern literature collections. * s *
...they have done well by their subject. This book will be most useful for upper-division undergraduate and graduate work. * CHOICE *
With this volume we can at last start to appreciate the full scale of Dunsany's output...a cornerstone for all researchers, students, and devotees of his work. * Interzone *
...highly recommended as an addition to all graduate English collections. * American Reference Books Annual *
...compiling a complete bibliography of all Dunsany's various writings would seem to be an impossible task, but it has been triumphantly carried off. * Book and Magazine Collector *
An indispensable tool for the avid fantasy collector or fans of Dunsany's diverse and large under rated work. * Science Fiction Chronicle *
...pioneering bibliography contains much of value for future Dunsany scholarship and criticism. * Library Association Record *
...a volume that certainly should be of value to Dunsany scholars. * English Literature In Transition 1880-1920 *
...for the enthusiast, it will be an invaluable source-book. * Studies In Weird Fiction *
...a remarkable feat of bibliographical detection...a surprise to devotees of Dunsany to discover the range of his writings, and it will be an invaluable tool to students. * Science Fiction Studies *
ISBN: 9780810827141
Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 25mm
Weight: 454g
393 pages