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Fantasy Fiction

Fantasy Fiction is a subgenre of fiction characterized by the inclusion of supernatural or magical elements that are absent in the real world and operate independently of natural laws, thereby distinguishing it from other forms of fiction such as realism or science fiction.

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28

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2017–2026

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“They All Lived Happily Ever After. Obviously.”: Realism and Utopia in Game of Thrones-Based Alternate Universe Fairy Tale Fan Fiction

Anne Kustritz · Humanities · 2016 · 107 citations · Full text

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Abraham Lincoln and Harry Potter: Children’s differentiation between historical and fantasy characters

Kathleen H. Corriveau, Angie L. Kim, Courtney E. Schwalen et al. · Cognition · 2009 · 80 citations

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Rhetorics of fantasy

Choice Reviews Online · 2008 · 75 citations

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A Rhetoric of the Unreal: Studies in Narrative and Structure, Especially of the Fantastic

Mark Rose, Christine Brooke‐Rose · Comparative Literature · 1984 · 74 citations

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Why imaginary worlds? The psychological foundations and cultural evolution of fictions with imaginary worlds

Edgar Dubourg, Nicolas Baumard · Behavioral and Brain Sciences · 2021 · 72 citations · Full text

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Authors

72

  1. CB
    Christine Brooke‐Rose

    2 publications · 146 citations

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  2. WR
    W. R. Irwin

    2 publications · 93 citations

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  3. LF
    Laura Feldt

    University of Southern Denmark, Denmark

    2 publications · 47 citations

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  4. CM
    Corinna Martarelli

    University of Bern, Switzerland

    2 publications · 35 citations

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  5. RC
    Ronald Curran

    2 publications · 79 citations

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Institutions

28

  1. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    42 citations

  2. James Cook University

    Townsville, Australia

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    123 citations

  3. University of Bern

    Bern, Switzerland

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    90 citations

  4. Simon Fraser University

    Burnaby, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    46 citations

  5. University of Nottingham

    Nottingham, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    20 citations

  6. University of Edinburgh

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

  7. University of Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    20 citations

  8. Canterbury College

    Canterbury, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 9 publications · 325 citations

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  2. World Literature Today

    WLT · 2 publications · 77 citations

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  3. SAGE Open

    2 publications · 53 citations

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  4. Modern fiction studies

    MFS · 2 publications · 26 citations

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  5. Religion

    2 publications · 42 citations

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