storytroupes t1_jee1505 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 10:13 AM Reply to comment by NekoCatSidhe in Do you think it's still possible to create new genres? by DiagonallyStripedRat Is it accurate to say epic fantasy didn’t exist before LotR? What about classics like the Odyssey (all the Greek myths, tbh), Beowulf, etc? Wouldn’t those classify as epic fantasy? Permalink Parent 2
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Reply to comment by NekoCatSidhe in Do you think it's still possible to create new genres? by DiagonallyStripedRat
Is it accurate to say epic fantasy didn’t exist before LotR? What about classics like the Odyssey (all the Greek myths, tbh), Beowulf, etc? Wouldn’t those classify as epic fantasy?