ENG 112 Lecture Notes - Matter Of Britain, Frank Frazetta, Nibelung
21 Nov 2012
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Fantasy is a literary genre in which supernatural elements and/or magic are central to the plot and setting. Some scholars distinguish between works whose authors believe to some extent in the reality of supernatural beings or events, and works which place the magic and the supernatural in an alternate reality. The latter are considered to be true fantasy, while the first have fantasy elements. By this rule, most traditional fairy tales would not fully qualify as fantasy. Fantasy is very much concerned with world building eg: history, geography. Fantasy spends a lot more time exploring these things. The authors of the work you are reading believe in the supernatural eg: they exist eg: witches, fairy"s. Modern fantasy begins around the 1850"s, with george a. macdonald"s (one of the first children author"s) works. One of george"s famous works is the princess and the goblin which teaches friendship, good behaviour and faith.
