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Fantasy

What is fantasy?
  • Its surface is UNREAL: in an extraordinary world the laws of nature are suspended.
  • Its depths are REAL: these books reveal basic, balanced truths about people and life.
PLOT:
  • Fantasy presents writing that has a strong narrative, which is often more important than characterisation.
  • There is a “quest” element with a journey and goal, often epic in nature.
  • Fantasy contains twists and turns in the plot and unexpected events.
  • Enchantment and spells are cast and broken (e.g. toads and beasts are restored to human form; princesses sleep until woken with a kiss).
  • The protagonists make moral decisions in a world in which goodness has been violated through mindless and willful (i.e. thoughtless, dishonorable, or treacherous) behaviour.
  • The main characters’ object is transformation of evil so that the old (virtuous) order is restored.
SETTING:
  • It creates a universe of its own, an imaginary world.  There is close attention to detail in describing the setting.
  • The terminology and names and places are extraordinary and often use created names. 
  • Magical objects abound (e.g. rings, stones, swords, cloaks, sandals, potions).
  • Characters move from the ordinary to the magical realm, and back again.
CHARACTER:
  • Challenges, obstacles, setbacks for characters are present in this genre; characters are focused on overcoming these obstacles.
  • Magical creatures with diverse roles are prevalent (e.g. dwarfs, witches, giants, trolls, wizards, fairies, elves)
  • The protagonists usually do not possess supernatural powers, unless such powers are temporarily needed to complete a quest or overcome evil.
  • Supernatural beings are rarely the protagonists; they help or hinder the main characters.
WORLD VIEW:
  • Strong emphasis on good versus evil, with eventual triumph of good.
  • Magical or supernatural powers are usually seen as evil, and they exert influence on evil territory.
  • The author draws on folklore (e.g. myth, legend, fable) which is literally untrue, and which readers immediately recognize to be larger than life and therefore fictional

The Fantasy genre
Goodreads : Fantasy
Fantasy Fiction Genre
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  • Future Focussed Libraries
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    • Inspired Voices
    • Professional Learning
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  • Awesome Libraries
    • ALIA Support for School Libraries
    • IFLA Standards
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    • Guided Inquiry
    • Information Literacy Models
    • Information Literacy as a Transversal Competence
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  • Literature Lab
    • Authors and Illustrators
    • Allegory
    • Book Raps
    • Book Reviews
    • Book Trailers
    • Genres >
      • Classics
      • Crime Fiction
      • Diaries
      • Fantasy
      • Poetry
      • Science Fiction
    • Great ways to respond to literature
  • Literacy
    • Biblionasium
    • Literacy Matters
    • Literacy Shed
    • ReadKiddoRead
  • Resources
    • Infographics
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    • Reports and White papers
    • Ten websites every librarian should use
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    • What the research is saying
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    • 500 Hats
    • AITSL for Libraries
    • The Knowledge Compass
    • Library Association Links
    • Library Conference Planner
    • Library Connect
    • Neil Gaiman on whey we need libraries
    • Research Safari
    • Studyvibe
  • Campaigns and Events
    • ALIA National Simultaneous Storytime
    • Australian Reading Hour
    • Book Week (Children's Book Council)
    • Library & Information Week
    • The Global Read Aloud
    • Library Lover's Day
    • WA Young Readers Book Award (WAYRBA)
  • COVID-19 and Libraries