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    Quote Originally Posted by Jassy Melson View Post
    All that still doesn't change the fact that fantasy's influence in the realm of literature is very small.
    Other than repeating yourself though, you don't seem able to provide much basis for that :P

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jassy Melson View Post
    All that still doesn't change the fact that fantasy's influence in the realm of literature is very small.
    If you take a narrow view of fantasy, and keep in your head the image of Harry Potter or Twilight.

    The Medieval Romances have a resounding influence throughout Western lit.
    As do the Arthurian legends.

    Science fiction as well hs an impact on lit and society.
    I wrote a poem on a leaf and it blew away...

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    Fantasy is important because it proposes as truths what must be unavoidably found to not be so. It's an intrinsic part of dialog.

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    Was at a seminar with an author the other day who opined that fantasy and sci fi are actually truer to how our brains work than "realism".

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    I'm not really into Sci Fi although I have written a fantasy short story but I am interested why the curled lip at this sort of literature anyway? My daughter is a fan fiction writer which I know has a huge following among the younger generation. Manga and Yowie I think it's called and I get the impression that some people just don't like certain genres and refuse to even classify them as literature and I'm curious as to why that is the case.
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