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The Worlds of Fantasy: The Epic Imagination

The Worlds of Fantasy - 2. The Epic Imagination

How JRR Tolkien and Mervyn Peake created texts that revolutionised fantasy literature.

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Synopsis

Documentary series about fantasy fiction tells how, in the 1950s, JRR Tolkien and Mervyn Peake created texts that revolutionised and popularised the genre.

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