Theory of Fantasy Literature Series

Sub-genres of fantasy literature are manifold and multiform, each pursuing and providing a different central idea around which a magical, marvelous world is built. However, to truly understand what each sub-genre entails, one must first look into what fantasy itself is as a genre/type of literature. This series of articles will begin with an overview of most commonly referenced theories of fantasy and the fantastic, and will then move on to explore and analyze fantasy’s most prominent sub-genres. This covered the most prominent sub-genres of fantasy, but it has not explored everything that fantasy has to offer. This continuation of the series will look into sub-genres that have been omitted from the previous one. However, it will also discuss some adjacent genres, like science-fiction, fables, and fairy tales, all of which are fantastical, but none of which constitute an actual sub-genre of fantasy.

Theory of Fantasy Literature 102 is divided into six chapters including:

1. Theory of Fantasy Literature 102: On Dark Fantasy

2. Theory of Fantasy Literature 102: On Urban Fantasy

3. Theory of Fantasy Literature 102: On Superhero Fiction

4. Theory of Fantasy Literature 102: What About Science Fiction?

5. Theory of Fantasy Literature 102: What About Fables?

6. Theory of Fantasy Literature 102: What About Fairy Tales?