Question: Do you know of a scholarly book on the history of fantasy literature?

[Peyton Stafford]

Something published recently, and I know it may include SF and horror. Any recommendations welcome.

 

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Following

 

[RK Wallis]

How scholarly?

 

[CageSage]

Something like this, or something different? Lots of stuff out there, and a few recent ones, but you'd have to search by date published to see them all.

 

[Jonny]

In answer to the question. No, not personally. But following @CageSage 's link I just did a simple search in Amazon (history of fantasy) and it brought up these. Some seem on message. Others not so much so.

Amazon.com : history of fantasy

Then added 'writing' to the same search. Again, can't vouch for them being any help.

Amazon.com : history of fantasy writing

 

[JohnBertel]

From 2008, audio only. The Modern Scholar

 

[Serra K]

Found this. Not sure if it's what you're after and I haven't read it.

The Cambridge Companion to Fantasy Literature: Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn​

 

[Rich.]

The Cambridge Companion (James & Mendlesohn, 2012) that Serra mentions above is a good jumping off point. And Rhetorics of Fantasy (Mendlesohn, 2013) is also worth taking a look at. I don't know if that's recent enough for you though, Peyton.

 

[Hannah F]

You could check out this link for recent publications.

Academic & Non-Fiction | lunapresspublishing

Award Winning Scottish Publisher. Luna Press Publishing Book Store. UK Publishers of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Dark Fantasy in Fiction and Academia.

www.lunapresspublishing.com

 

[Peyton Stafford]

Thanks, everyone. The Cambridge title looks like what I need.