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2. Fantasy literature - Wikipedia

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   e. Fantasy literature is literature set in an imaginary universe, often but not always without any locations, events, or people from the real world. Magic, the supernatural and magical creatures are common in many of these imaginary worlds. Fantasy literature may be directed at both children and adults.

3. The Encyclopedia of Fantasy - Wikipedia

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   The Encyclopedia of Fantasy is a 1997 reference work covering fantasy fiction, edited by John Clute and John Grant. As of November 2012, the full text of The Encyclopedia of Fantasy is available online, as a companion to the online edition of The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. [1] Other than adding death dates, there are no plans to update ...

4. Children's Fantasy Literature: An Introduction - Wikipedia

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   ISBN. 978-1-107-01814-3. Children's Fantasy Literature: An Introduction is a reference work by American author Michael Levy and British author Farah Mendlesohn, published in 2016 by Cambridge University Press. It follows the history of fantasy read by children over a period of 500 years. Events covered in the book include the collection of folk ...

5. Tolkien's impact on fantasy - Wikipedia

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   Tolkien's works brought fantasy literature a new degree of mainstream acclaim; numerous polls named The Lord of the Rings the greatest book of the century. The author and editor of Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts , Brian Attebery , writes that fantasy is defined "not by boundaries but by a centre", which is The Lord of the Rings .

6. Fantasy - Wikipedia

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   Its roots are in oral traditions, which became fantasy literature and drama. From the twentieth century, it has expanded further into various media, including film, television, graphic novels, manga, animations, and video games. The expression fantastic literature is also often used to refer to this genre by the Anglophone literary critics.

7. List of fictional swords - Wikipedia

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   Terry Brooks: The Sword of Shannara. The Sword of Leah: A sword carried by the Leah family for generations, later given the ability to cut through magic. The Sword of Shannara: A magical sword with the power to reveal the truth of any being or situation. It is forged from magic and is indestructible.