Modern Fantasy Literature: History and Subgenres
Modern Fantasy
Definition
Modern fantasy refers to the body of literature in which the events, the settings, or the characters are outside the realm of possibility. In these stories, animals talk, inanimate objects come to life, people are giants or thumb-sized, imaginary worlds are inhabited, and future worlds are explored. Modern fantasy is written by known authors, whereas traditional literature has no known author.
History
Imaginative literature did not appear until the 18th century. These stories
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