Re:The Man Who Invented Fantasy
by KineticLensman on Monday October 02, 2023 @05:49AM
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Completely agree. Tolkien for one established many of the basic parameters of modern fantasy novels.
Incidentally, the Ballantine edition of TLoTR had massive publicity from Tolkien himself, in response to an earlier unauthorised publication by Ace Books, for which Tolkien didn't receive any royalties. Tolkien was uncharacteristically active in helping to suppress the unauthorised edition, leading to a major grass-roots campaign in US universities and the wider counter-culture.
Incidentally, the Ballantine edition of TLoTR had massive publicity from Tolkien himself, in response to an earlier unauthorised publication by Ace Books, for which Tolkien didn't receive any royalties. Tolkien was uncharacteristically active in helping to suppress the unauthorised edition, leading to a major grass-roots campaign in US universities and the wider counter-culture.