A Rendezvous in Averoigne by Clark Ashton Smith - Fantasy - SFBookcase.com - Reference of Science Fiction and Fantasy Novels/Authors.

Series: Misc
Genre: Fantasy
ISBN: 0870541560
Pages: 472 pages
Publisher: Arkham House
Price: $22.95
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A Rendezvous in Averoigne by Clark Ashton Smith

Description: From the vampire-cursed realm of
medieval Averoigne to the
time-ravaged spires of dying
Zothique, the works of Clark
Ashton Smith comprise a unique
and imperishable legacy. A major
pillar of Arkham House since
1942, Smith was a member of the
'Weird Tales' triumvirate,
including H.P.Lovecraft and
Robert E. Howard, who created a
now-legendary golden age of
American dark fantasy during the
1930s.
Of these three authors, Clark
Ashton Smith was the master
lierary sorcerer, presiding over
a vast verbal apothecarium of
piquant savors and precipitates.
The author once defined fantastic
literature as being 'akin to
sublime and exalted poetry, in
its evocation of tremendous,
non-anthropomorphic imageries',
and the stories collected herein
seem to defy the capacity of the
English language to render
sonorous rhythms, subtle shades
and nuances of meaning, awesome
conjurations of exoticism and
mystery. In employing his
prismatic prose to erect edifices
of wonder, Smith became a seminal
figure in the fictional
presentation of alien cultures
and influenced an entire
generation of younger fantasists,
including Ray Bradbury, Fritz
Leiber, Theodore Sturgeon, and of
course, Jack Vance