Broceliande in Ruritania

Jane Bliss introduces listeners to the work of Violet Needham, a prolific but little-remembered children’s fantasy author, whose book 'The Woods of Windri' draws on the tropes of medieval romances in fascinating ways. The talk ends with questioning the definition of 'fantasy' and how it relates to Needham. A transcript is available here.
Date Published: 23 June 2021
Contributors: Jane Bliss
Cite: Broceliande in Ruritania via https://dev.writersinspire.it.ox.ac.uk/content/broceliande-ruritania. Published on 23 June 2021. Accessed on 15 May 2026.
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