Literary Criticism and Fantasy Literature: Is Anyone Taking This Seriously?
Authors
Myrna Allen
Linda Bedwell
Jonathan Lewis
Kate Thompson
Jocelyne Veinot
Byron Walker
Keywords:
library resources, teens, fantasy fiction
Abstract
Although traditionally derided within the hallowed halls ofAnglo-American academia, fantasy literature has a long history, stretching back to the cloudy past of European memory, being rooted in traditions of fairy-tales, myths, and Arthurian epic. Historically, it was these literary predecessors that have received the lion's share of scholarly interest, being as they are wrapped up in then-prominent 19 th century ideals ofethnicity and nationalism.
