mervyn peake

05Mar

The Worlds of Fantasy

posted by Emma Payne

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This programme about Tolkien and Mervyn Peake tries to set itself up as a battle between the two heavyweights of fantasy, uptight map-making vs moody surrealism, but it’s really interesting when it starts excavating all the pieces that the pair made their imaginary worlds out of - which apparently included the Somme, Worcestershire, ceremonial [...]



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