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Sylvia Townsend Warner

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Fantasy Literature
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Carolyne Larrington introduces the writing of Sylvia Townsend Warner.
Carolyne Larrington introduces the writing of Sylvia Townsend Warner whose first novel 'Lolly Willowes' (1926) is a feminist fantasy classic, and whose last collection of short stories, 'Kingdoms of Elphin' (1977) makes play with European fairy traditions. Townsend Warner has recently been rediscovered as one of the most important English women fantasy writers of the twentieth century.

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Fantasy Literature
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Carolyne Larrington
Keywords
fantasy literature
literary criticism
Department: Faculty of English Language and Literature
Date Added: 26/05/2020
Duration: 00:22:44

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