Mapping Fantasy: Fantasy and the Epic Tradition

Dr. Jay Gamble discusses the relationship between fantasy literature and the epic tradition, a tradition that includes works such as Beowulf, Homer's Iliad and Virgil's The Aeneid. Other fantasy writers discussed by Gamble in this fascinating presentation include Tolkien, Guy Gavriel Kay and Ursula K. Le Guin.

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Dr. Jay Gamble, his arms wide, giving his presentation at the Galt Museum & Archives.

Dr. Jay Gamble, his arms wide, giving his presentation at the Galt Museum & Archives.

Dr. Jay GambleGalt Museum & ArchivesGuy Gavriel Kay, Tigana, Beowulf, Fantasy, Mapping, Maps, Worlds Imagined, Jay Gamble, University of Lethbridge, Tolkein, Ursula K. Le Guin, Aenid, Virgil, Homer, Iliad, Epic TraditionComment