Back to matchesWe found a matchYour institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.TitleFrom Pulps to Paperbacks: The Role of Medium in the Development of Sword‐and‐Sorcery Fiction.AuthorsMurphy, BrianAbstractThe article focuses on the fantasy subgenre known as "sword-and-sorcery" fiction in America during the 1920s and 1930s. He discusses the pulp magazine Weird Tales, the work of author Robert E. Howard, and the medium of pulp.SubjectsFANTASY fiction; AMERICAN fantasy fiction; PULP literature; AMERICAN pulp literature; PULP magazines; WEIRD Tales (Periodical); HOWARD, Robert E. (Robert Ervin), 1906-1936PublicationJournal of American Culture, 2021, Vol 44, Issue 1, p43ISSN1542-7331Publication typeArticleDOI10.1111/jacc.13231