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Defining Modern Fantasy as a subgenre of Fantasy is the act of acknowledging the starting point and the present trend in fantasy writing that stays faithful to it. It would be hard to argue with the notion that most mass marketed fantasy novels keep true to Tolkein's (and perhaps Leiber's on a smaller scale) vision of epic conquests. Since Tolkein is often viewed by scholars as the turning point of fantasy writing, they tag him and the 1930s as the starting point for Modern Fantasy. While I happen to uphold that notion, it would be closed-minded of anyone to consider it as "fact," so I am more than happy to entertain other definations.
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What was fantasy before 1930 though? Was there even "fantasy"?
Edisson does sound extremely interesting. I'm surprised that I have never heard of him before...is the novel famous in any respects?