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Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction which involves themes of the supernatural, magic, and imaginary worlds and creatures. [1] [2]Its roots are in oral traditions, which became fantasy literature and drama.
High fantasy, or epic fantasy, is a subgenre of fantasy [1] defined by the epic nature of its setting or by the epic stature of its characters, themes, or plot. [2] High fantasy is usually set in an alternative, fictional ("secondary") world , rather than the "real" or "primary" world. [ 2 ]
Fantasy films are films that belong to the fantasy genre with fantastic themes, usually magic, supernatural events, mythology, folklore, or exotic fantasy worlds. The genre is considered a form of speculative fiction alongside science fiction films and horror films, although the genres do overlap. [1] Fantasy films often have an element of ...
Fantasy can be described as all of the following: Genre – any category of literature or other forms of art or entertainment, e.g. music, whether written or spoken, audial or visual, based on some set of stylistic criteria. For example, jazz is a genre of music. Fantasy is a genre of fiction, and more specifically, a genre of speculative fiction.
The first major contribution to the genre after World War II was Mervyn Peake's Titus Groan (1946), the book that launched the Gormenghast series. J. R. R. Tolkien played a large role in the popularization and accessibility of the fantasy genre with his highly successful publications The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954–55). [68]
Romantic fantasy or romantasy is a subgenre of fantasy fiction combining fantasy and romance, describing a fantasy story using many of the elements and conventions of the chivalric romance genre. [1] One of the key features of romantic fantasy involves the focus on relationships, social, political, and romantic.
Isekai (Japanese: 異世界 transl. 'different world', 'another world', or 'other world') is a sub-genre of fiction.It includes novels, light novels, films, manga, webtoons, anime, and video games that revolve around a displaced person or people who are transported to and have to survive in another world such as a fantasy world, game world, or parallel universe with or without the possibility ...