Fantasy literature information

Fantasy literature is literature set in an imaginary universe, often but not always without any locations, events, or people from the real world. Magic...

"fantasy" can also be used to describe a "work of this genre", usually literary. Its roots are in oral traditions, which became fantasy literature and...

fantastic in literature is necessary to show the origins of the modern genre. Traditional works contain significant elements which modern fantasy authors have...

Mythopoeic Awards for literature and literary studies are given annually for outstanding works in the fields of myth, fantasy, and the scholarly study...

commonly associated with science fiction literature. However, not all steampunk fantasy belongs to the historical fantasy subgenre. After Antoine Galland's translation...

High fantasy, or epic fantasy, is a subgenre of fantasy defined by the epic nature of its setting or by the epic stature of its characters, themes, or...

Fantasy". The A to Z of Fantasy Literature. Plymouth: Scarecrow Press. p. 97. ISBN 0-8108-6829-6. "The Woman Who Invented Dark Fantasy" by Gary C. Hoppenstand...

Hard fantasy is a term used to describe different types of fantasy literature, especially those which present stories set in (and often centered on) a...

A fantasy world or fictional world is a world created for fictional media, such as literature, film or games. Typical fantasy worlds feature magical abilities...

overlap between the two genres. Fantasy can be described as all of the following: Genre – any category of literature or other forms of art or entertainment...

Low fantasy, or intrusion fantasy, is a subgenre of fantasy fiction in which magical events intrude on an otherwise-normal world. The term thus contrasts...

or mannerist art. It has had a deep and circular interaction with fantasy literature.[citation needed] The subject matter of fantastic art may resemble...

subgenres, much as in fantasy literature, are somewhat fluid. The most common fantasy subgenres depicted in movies are high fantasy and sword and sorcery...

The fantasy of manners is a subgenre of fantasy literature that also partakes of the nature of a comedy of manners (though it is not necessarily humorous)...

Sword and sorcery (S&S) or heroic fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy characterized by sword-wielding heroes engaged in exciting and violent adventures. Elements...

fantasy authors, authors known for writing works of fantasy, fantasy literature, or related genres of magic realism, horror fiction, science fantasy....

16th century and widely adopted by authors including those of modern fantasy literature. Typically small humanoids who live underground, gnome characteristics...

origins in mythology, philosophy, literature and natural sciences. Although typically geographical, cartographic fantasy can include planetary, galactic...

Contemporary fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy set in the present day. It is perhaps most popular for its subgenre, urban fantasy. Several authors note...

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travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life. It is related to fantasy, horror, and superhero fiction and contains many subgenres. Its exact definition...

This catch-all genre includes, but is not limited to, science fiction, fantasy, horror, slipstream, magical realism, superhero fiction, alternate history...

native to India and named after Salazar Slytherin of the Harry Potter fantasy literature series. Asmelash, Leah (22 April 2020). "Scientists discover a new...