You probably know that Tolkien and Lewis were friends. Together with another writer whose name I forget they called themselves The Inkspots and held their meetings in an Oxford pub.
Folk lore covers a lot of ground and I was tempted to include fairy tales under that heading. But it also includes people like Mark Twain. Thanks, Louie.
His heaviness is what appeals to me, I think. :) "The Idiot" is my favorite of his -- and I read it as one of the last books by him that I was reading.
Hmmmm~ This question lends itself to a moment of pondering. I'm not sure I can categorize them as you wish. They seem to overlap a bit. Calling these authors my absolute favorites will be testing my loyalty. Why and when I read them, how old I was, and my overall understanding of these stories play a huge factor in choosing these authors. If I were to read them again today, they may not have such an impact. I can say, however, they were definitely a true pleasure to read. I'll give it a try. Classic ~ Rudyard Kipling The Jungle Book Folklore ~ Brothers Grimm Cinderella Modern ~ David Evans The Mistress of Dimmiga Berg
The last author I put under modern because he is still alive. His style is modern and creative, yet, he weaves in history and fact. He might be better placed under folklore or fairy tale. Part fiction. Part fact. He's hard to put into one category. He is modern with a classic style; yet, has a huge flare of folklore. I promote him to everyone I know.
This post was edited by Merlin at January 20, 2017 12:39 PM MST
I probably answer inaccurately as far as categories.
I'll choose Franz Kafka as my classics category author
Clive Barker as folklore ~ His great "The Great and Secret Show" and its sequel "Everville" strike me as a folklore/horror genre. (I did read all of the Tolkien Ring books and I tried but failed to see the enchantment so many others find.)
Shirley Jackson as modern
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