This is a post for those fantacists in the room, or for those curious about the genre of fantasy. Below are a series of links and materials that will give you a better historical understanding of the genre and key authors or films that helped to create the style.
J.R.R. Tolkein
Farmer Giles of Ham (full etext; high fantasy)
Scene from the animated The Hobbit
The Lord of the Rings films (trailer)
Edgar Rice Burroughs
A Treasury of Edgar Rice Burroughs (9 novels in short chapters, print is small; if you like dinosaurs and monsters, he's a good read)
John Carter of Mars (trailer)
Tarzan and the Lost City (trailer)
Tarzan the Legend of Greystroke (clip)
Robert E. Howard
The Best of Robert E. Howard (various short stories; adventure, barbarians, sword & sorcery, horror)
Conan the Barbarian (2011, trailer)
Conan the Barbarian (1982, trailer)
J.R.R. Tolkein
Farmer Giles of Ham (full etext; high fantasy)
Scene from the animated The Hobbit
The Lord of the Rings films (trailer)
Edgar Rice Burroughs
A Treasury of Edgar Rice Burroughs (9 novels in short chapters, print is small; if you like dinosaurs and monsters, he's a good read)
John Carter of Mars (trailer)
Tarzan and the Lost City (trailer)
Tarzan the Legend of Greystroke (clip)
Robert E. Howard
The Best of Robert E. Howard (various short stories; adventure, barbarians, sword & sorcery, horror)
Conan the Barbarian (2011, trailer)
Conan the Barbarian (1982, trailer)
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