Interview: Catherine Butler

An interview with Dr Catherine Butler (Cardiff University) by Will Brockbank (Oxford). Dr Butler has contributed much to fantasy literature studies, most notably her book Four British Fantasists. The interview looks at the definition of fantasy, the 'Oxford School', the relationship between children's writing and fantasy covering a range of writers - J. R. R. Tolkien, Alan Garner, Susan Cooper, and Philip Pullman.
Date Published: 21 May 2020
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Contributors: Catherine Butler, Will Brockbank
In Collection(s): J.R.R. Tolkien, Alan Garner, Susan Cooper, Philip Pullman, Fantasy Literature: Further Thinking, Fantasy at Oxford
Keywords: Fantasy literature, interview, literary criticism, children's literature, oxford
Cite: Interview: Catherine Butler by J.R.R. Tolkien, Alan Garner, Susan Cooper, Philip Pullman at https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/interview-catherine-butler via https://dev.writersinspire.it.ox.ac.uk/content/interview-catherine-butler. Published on 21 May 2020. Accessed on 14 May 2026.
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