published on a worldwide scale‚ so one does not simply know all of these genres. According to Lukens “A genre is something that describes a group of similar characteristics”. (Lukens‚ 2007‚ p.13)The three genres that I will be discussing are Folklore‚ fantasy‚ and traditional literature. Folklore or folktales are stories‚ poems‚ fairy tales‚ oral history and legends which are the traditions of a culture‚ or a country. Such stories are about ancient wars‚ epic hero tales‚ ballads‚ or mythology just to
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Authors write from their imagination and fantasies. Even if described by a simple string of words‚ it’s an art‚ making an entire story from the roots about things that sometimes aren’t even real. It shouldn’t be that complicated. Werewolves. Tall tales. Experience? Marie de France speaks of the curse of the werewolf as an actual problem‚ as stories‚ stories that has been passed on and believed. Is belief all there is to the curse’s existence‚ nothing else? Marie de France informs us she would be
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“If there’s a zeppelin‚ it’s alternate history. If there’s a Rocket Ship‚ it’s Science fiction. If there are swords and/or horses‚ it’s fantasy. A book with swords and horse in it can be turned into science fiction by adding a rocket ship to the mix. If a book has a rocket ship in it‚ the only thing that can turn it back into fantasy is Holy Grail.” ~ Debra Doyle The book “The Afterlife” and the movie “October Sky”. The two text‚ The Afterlife and October Sky‚ have several similarities and differences
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Between “once upon a time” and “happily ever after” lies childhood fantasy and imagination. It is a place with princes and princesses‚ knights in shining armor‚ and is a place where dreams come true. Many fairy tales have taught values and morals regarding life and love‚ others have been rather grimacing‚ and some have been just for the sake of fantasy and escaping reality. Fairy tales are constantly changing‚ or rather‚ adapting to an ever-changing world. It is interesting to look at the evolution
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There is no magic in the world‚ nevertheless‚ there are plenty of stories built upon magic as the basic element. TV series now go viral and have a variety of genre for the audience to choose. When it comes to fantasy‚ ‘Merlin’ and ‘Once upon a time’ will be the perfect choices for you. Although both of the two TV series are categorized into the same type‚ they share some similarities and have differences in the story backgrounds‚ characters‚ themes‚ and styles. Even though each of them belongs
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Fairytale and fantasy is a genre of literature that has been introduced to generations and generations of children from very young ages. The tales that never have an unhappy ending are regarded as stories for children in today’s society; however Neil Gaiman‚ the author of Stardust‚ argues that children were never really the targeted audience for these narratives that they were in fact intended to be delivered to adults. “Children listened to them and enjoyed them‚ but children were not the primary
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lawyers seen as sharks with a no holds barred approach when they cross examine witnesses. These are my examples of what could the shark symbolize in our culture and society. Next‚ if I was going to bring Jaws the movie to Broadway I would use the fantasy fiction genre. I would have people dress up in costumes and have an artist make beautiful backgrounds for each seen. I would also spend lots of time preparing my actors making sure they know there parts correctly. I would also include lots of singing
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of the field of the reading material. He or she should also have an attitude of questioning and learn to suspend judgment until all the reading material has been considered. Five sub-skills that will be discussed are: facts and opinion‚ truth and fantasy‚ propaganda‚ determining the authors ’ purpose and determining the authors ’ competence. Facts and Opinions Factual statements are objective and can be verified by using procedures that can be replicated by others while opinions are subjective and
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The Neverending Story is more than just a fantasy novel. Michael Ende‚ author of the novel‚ intended the book as a fantasy‚ children’s literature‚ romantic fantasy‚ and many more. His novel describes in details the vastness of fantasy‚ such as the story in itself and the quest to save the Empress (Ronzino). Nonetheless‚ he also targeted his book towards children through his characterization‚ whereby the protagonist would become victim of a family’s pressure. The book was originally successful in
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start her essay‚ she states “This was to be a talk about fantasy. But I have not been feeling very fanciful lately.” This is kind of a play on words with the word fantasy. She’s not feeling so fanciful because people‚ mainly Americans as the titles suggests‚ are hesitant to accept the fantasy genre. She repeats the word “fantasy” several times in the first two paragraphs. She might be trying to make the reader more comfortable with fantasy‚ also uses similar words like fanciful and fantastic to make
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