Discovering Classic Fantasy Fiction: Essays on the Antecedents of Fantastic Literature is a compilation of critical essays exploring the roots and development of classic fantasy literature. Published in 1996, this anthology includes contributions from notable scholars and critics who examine the works of various influential authors in the fantasy genre.
Included are:Introduction - Darrell Schweitzer
Lord Dunsany: The Career of a Fantaisiste - S.T. Joshi
James Branch Cabell: No Fit Employment for a Grown Man - Don D'Ammassa
Mervyn Wall and the Comedy of Despair - Darrell Schweitzer
John Collier, Fantastic Miniaturist - Alan Warren
A. Merritt: A Dreamer and a Visionary - Jack L. Chalker
Hope Mirrlees: Antiquarian and Innovator - Gary C. Hoppenstand
E. R. Eddison: A Literary Biography - Brian Attebery
Fritz Leiber and the New, Improved Weird Tale - Bruce Byfield
The Secret Life of Arthur Machen - Mark Valentine
Clark Ashton Smith: The Last of the Great Romantics - Steve Behrends
Bibliographical Checklist of Critical Studies in Classic Fantasy Literature - Compiled by Marshall B. Tymn