I'd thought that William Morris had been the first to really set the foundation for modern adult fantasy. Is it that Dunsany was more popular during his lifetime, or is it more of a 'choose one of the two and stick with it' kind of argument when it comes to Morris vs Dunsany?
I would say it’s more that The King of Elfland’s Daughter was popular and helped make the genre more mainstream for adult readers (not that it was the first)!
Interesting!
I'd thought that William Morris had been the first to really set the foundation for modern adult fantasy. Is it that Dunsany was more popular during his lifetime, or is it more of a 'choose one of the two and stick with it' kind of argument when it comes to Morris vs Dunsany?
I would say it’s more that The King of Elfland’s Daughter was popular and helped make the genre more mainstream for adult readers (not that it was the first)!
That makes sense, thank you! I've been reading through The King of Elfland's Daughter recently and the prose is so beautiful!
Hope you are going to expand on this. Appetite whetted!
Thank you so much! :)