Kingdoms of Elfin
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Kingdoms of Elfin is a 1977 fantasy short story collection by Sylvia Townsend Warner that portrays intricate, often darkly comic fairy courts and their politics.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fantasy literature work
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short story collection ⓘ |
| author | Sylvia Townsend Warner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
courtly ritual
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cruelty and caprice ⓘ detachment from human concerns ⓘ immortality of fairies ⓘ political intrigue ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
court politics
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fairy courts ⓘ |
| firstPublicationType | book ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Music at Long Verney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
fairy tale fantasy
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fantasy ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtist | unknown ⓘ |
| hasForm | short stories ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later fairy politics fantasy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
“The Blameless Triangle”
NERFINISHED
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“The Castle of Carabas” NERFINISHED ⓘ “The Climate of Exile” NERFINISHED ⓘ “The Duke of Orkney’s Leonardo” NERFINISHED ⓘ “The Five Black Swans” ⓘ “The Fox at the Manger” NERFINISHED ⓘ “The King of the Oakwoods” NERFINISHED ⓘ “The Late Sir Glamie” NERFINISHED ⓘ “The Mortal Milk” NERFINISHED ⓘ “The Occupation of the Statesman” NERFINISHED ⓘ “The Occupation” NERFINISHED ⓘ “The One and the Other” NERFINISHED ⓘ “The Power of Cookery” NERFINISHED ⓘ “The Revolt at Brocéliande” NERFINISHED ⓘ “The Search for an Ancestress” NERFINISHED ⓘ “The Travelling Companions” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReprint |
New York Review Books Classics edition
NERFINISHED
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Virago Modern Classics edition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
ironic
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wry ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of whimsy and cruelty
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detailed depiction of fairy societies ⓘ |
| partOf | late works of Sylvia Townsend Warner ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| publisher | Chatto & Windus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | various fairy kingdoms ⓘ |
| tone | darkly comic ⓘ |
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