Recs if you like The Irresistible Fairy Tale: The Cultural and Social History of a Genre...

Books on the study of folklore and fairy tales, and the more anthropologic side of the subject - because I'm a nerd, and this is what I do in my spare time. 😛 Recommendations are absolutely welcome!

A personal study in gothic lit, fantasy, mythology, and the writing of it.

Have you ever wanted a PhD in English Lit? Do you think fantasy is a legitimate field of literary criticism? Would you like a glimpse into the psyche of someone who does?

These are the books included (or excerpted from) on my comprehensive exams list for a dissertation on fantasy. It is not even a remotely comprehensive list of fantasy texts and criticism (yes, I see the irony).