Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} Time and the Gods by Lord Dunsany ISBN 13: 9781587157196. "Not only does any tale which crosshatches between this world and Faerie owe a Founder's Debt to Lord Dunsany, but the secondary world created by J.R.R. Tolkien--from which almost all fantasylands have devolved--also took shape and flower from Dunsany's example." --The Encyclopedia of Fantasy. Most fantasy enthusiasts consider Lord Dunsany one of the most significant forces in modern fantasy; his influences have been observed in the works of H.P. Lovecraft, L. Sprague de Camp, Fritz Leiber, Jack Vance, and many other modern writers. Time and the Gods is another of Dunsany's classic collections, written at his peak of his talent. The stories here are a lush tapestry of language, conjuring images of people, places, and things which cannot possibly exist, yet somehow ring true. Together with Dunsany's other major collections, such as The Book of Wonder, A Dreamer's Tales and Tales of Three Hemispheres, they are a necessary part of any fantasy collection. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. Part of the Fantasy Masterworks series '[Dunsany is] one of the greatest writers of [the] century . Immensely significant' Katharine Kerr 'A fantasy novel in a class with the Tolkien books' L. Sprague de Camp 'Lord Dunsany . showed us all the way' Ellen Kushner 'Lord Dunsany's words . opened my eyes to otherworldly beauty and enchantment' Esther M. Friesner 'All pure ore' Ursula K. Le Guin 'One of the the seminal fantasies of the century' John Clute. Time and the Gods. Lord Dunsany (24 July 1878 – 25 October 1957) was a London-born Anglo-Irish writer and dramatist notable for his work in fantasy. He was influenced by Algernon Swinburne, who wrote the line “Time and the Gods are at strife” in his 1866 poem “Hymn to Proserpine”, as well as by the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen. In turn, Dunsany’s influence was felt by H. P. Lovecraft and Ursula K. Le Guin. Arthur C. Clarke corresponded with Dunsany between 1944 and 1956. Those letters are collected in the book Arthur C. Clarke & Lord Dunsany: A Correspondence. Time and the Gods, a series of short stories written in a myth-like style, was first published in 1906. Time and the Gods. Lord Dunsany (24 July 1878 – 25 October 1957) was a London-born Anglo-Irish writer and dramatist notable for his work in fantasy. He was influenced by Algernon Swinburne, who wrote the line "Time and the Gods are at strife" in his 1866 poem "Hymn to Proserpine", as well as by the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen. In turn, Dunsany's influence was felt by H. P. Lovecraft and Ursula K. Le Guin. Arthur C. Clarke corresponded with Dunsany between 1944 and 1956. Those letters are collected in the book Arthur C. Clarke & Lord Dunsany: A Correspondence. Time and the Gods, a series of short stories written in a myth-like style, was first published in 1906. (Summary from Wikipedia) Time and the Gods by Lord Dunsany. From and To can't be the same language. That page is already in . Something went wrong. Check the webpage URL and try again. Sorry, that page did not respond in a timely manner. Sorry, that page doesn't exist or is preventing translations. Sorry, that page doesn't exist or is preventing translations. Sorry, that page doesn't exist or is preventing translations. Something went wrong, please try again. Try using the Translator for the Microsoft Edge extension instead. Time and the Gods. Though during his lifetime the Irish nobleman Lord Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, the 18th Baron Dunsany, was perhaps regarded as a minor talent, his somber short fantasies and novels had a significant impact on the development of fantasy and horror fiction. In real life, Dunsany was as interesting and versatile as anyone about whom he wrote. He was an African big-game hunter, a soldier in both the Boer War and World War I, and was wounded in the 1916 Irish Easter Rebellion. He was also the national chess champion of Ireland. Dunsany's first short story collection, The Gods of Pegana, was published in 1905 and was soon followed by other fantasy anthologies, including Time and the Gods (1906) and The Sword of Welleran and Other Stories (1908), among others. These stories are distinguished by their elegant, fairy tale settings and Dunsany's unique, macabre sense of humor. Dunsany's novels, such as The King of Elfland's Daughter (1924) and The Charwoman's Shadow (1926), are considered fantasy classics. Although Dunsany wrote prodigiously and with great versatility throughout his life, many regard his early, highly stylized short fiction to be his best work, and his most important. The New Rambler. Now that I’ve exhausted my supply of easy to find Ramsey Campbell stories, I turned to a different allegedly Lovecraftian writer, Lord Dunsany. Lord Dunsany–known also as Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, the 18th Baron of Dunsany–was born 12 years before Lovecraft but in very different circumstances. Whereas little Howard Phillip was born to a wealthy family in Rhode Island but later the Lovecrafts’ fortune fizzled, plunging H.P. into hardship and poverty, Plunkett was the eldest son of ancient Irish nobility, born and raised in luxury. Plunkett was a clear influence on Lovecraft, especially in creating gods. As omnipresent as Cthulhu is today, I’m surprised the Lord Dunsany pantheon isn’t better known. I’m embarrassed that I had never read them. “Time and the Gods” is the title story of Plunkett’s second collection of his god stories. The personification of time is the chief of the gods’ servants. They prefer to laze about and have Time carry out their orders. The gods do manage to perform some feats such as the creation of the great City of Sardathrion. While Lovecraft has no end of lost cities, Sardathrion feels more like a creation of Neil Gaiman or E. Nesbit. Over eons, the gods become nostalgic over Sardathrion and make plans to return. Too late. Time, their servant, has already destroyed it. The gods realize (much as the Cthulhu mythos later on) that Time will be the end of all of them. This comes across as bittersweet while Lovecraft is more hopeless. Unlike Ramsey Campbell’s where parts are deliberately vague and hard to understand, this story is absolutely clear. Worshippers of religions from the Stone Age to today could only wish for holy scripture this straightforward. There was nothing childish about the story but I believe young people would enjoy it because they could comprehend it. The vocabulary didn’t shy away from precise language but never veered into Lovecraft’s easy to parody “Cyclopean” diction. The gods, besides Time, were not individualized in this story but, from the table of contents, I have the impression that each successive story will showcase at least one specific god. To be honest, “Time and the Gods” didn’t pack an impact like “Call of Cthulhu” or “Dagon” but it serves as an introduction to the rest of the collection of stories.