Richard Mathews is a poet and professor of English at the University of Tampa. Widely published, he is the author of Aldiss Unbound, The Clockwork Universe of AnthonyBurgess, Worlds Beyond the World, Lightening from a ClearSky and Subtropical Speculations.

• Preface Acknowledgments Chronology 1. From Antiquity to Infinity: The Development of Modern Fantas 2. Forging Fantasy Paradigms: Sword Tempered by Water (William Morris's The Well at the World's End 3. Shaping Modern Fantasy: Cosmic Light and Dark (J. R. R. Tolkein's The Lord of the Rings 5. Shining Past and Future: The Persistence of Camelot (T. H. White's The Oce and Future King 6. Darkening Antiquity: Sword and Sorcery (Robert E. Howard's Conan Series) 7. Completing the Circle: Language, Power, and Vision (Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea Cycle) Notes and References Bibliographic Essay Recommended Titles Index

Richard Mathews is a poet and professor of English at the University of Tampa. Widely published, he is the author of Aldiss Unbound, The Clockwork Universe of AnthonyBurgess, Worlds Beyond the World, Lightening from a ClearSky and Subtropical Speculations.

• Preface Acknowledgments Chronology 1. From Antiquity to Infinity: The Development of Modern Fantas 2. Forging Fantasy Paradigms: Sword Tempered by Water (William Morris's The Well at the World's End 3. Shaping Modern Fantasy: Cosmic Light and Dark (J. R. R. Tolkein's The Lord of the Rings 5. Shining Past and Future: The Persistence of Camelot (T. H. White's The Oce and Future King 6. Darkening Antiquity: Sword and Sorcery (Robert E. Howard's Conan Series) 7. Completing the Circle: Language, Power, and Vision (Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea Cycle) Notes and References Bibliographic Essay Recommended Titles Index

Richard Mathews is a poet and professor of English at the University of Tampa. Widely published, he is the author of Aldiss Unbound, The Clockwork Universe of AnthonyBurgess, Worlds Beyond the World, Lightening from a ClearSky and Subtropical Speculations.

• Preface Acknowledgments Chronology 1. From Antiquity to Infinity: The Development of Modern Fantas 2. Forging Fantasy Paradigms: Sword Tempered by Water (William Morris's The Well at the World's End 3. Shaping Modern Fantasy: Cosmic Light and Dark (J. R. R. Tolkein's The Lord of the Rings 5. Shining Past and Future: The Persistence of Camelot (T. H. White's The Oce and Future King 6. Darkening Antiquity: Sword and Sorcery (Robert E. Howard's Conan Series) 7. Completing the Circle: Language, Power, and Vision (Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea Cycle) Notes and References Bibliographic Essay Recommended Titles Index