Sylvia Townsend Warner
Carolyne Larrington introduces the writing of Sylvia Townsend Warner whose first novel Lolly Willowes (1926) is a feminist fantasy classic, and whose last collection of short stories, Kingdoms of Elphin (1977) makes play with European fairy traditions. Townsend Warner has recently been rediscovered as one of the most important English women fantasy writers of the twentieth century.
Date Published:
5 June 2020
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Contributors:
Carolyne Larrington
In Collection(s):
Sylvia Townsend Warner, Fantasy Literature: An Introduction
Keywords:
Fantasy literature, Lolly Willowes, Kingdoms of Elphin
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Sylvia Townsend Warner by Sylvia Townsend Warner at https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/sylvia-townsend-warner via https://dev.writersinspire.it.ox.ac.uk/content/sylvia-townsend-warner. Published on 05 June 2020. Accessed on 14 May 2026.
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