FANTASY

LITERATURE
COMPILED BY: LUCIA RAINY
AKROMAH RICO T. SIHOMBING
ARIF WIDYANTO SYARIFATUDIANA
BUDI NIRWANA S. WAHID A. MALEEK
ELVA TABSIANI
• Fantasy literature is the body of written works that
employ the motifs, themes, and stylistic approaches
expected in the fantasy genre
• Fantasy literature can be classified as:
1. Low Fantasy
2. High Fantasy
3. Science Fiction

FANTASY LITERATURE
• Low fantasy is characterized by book length fanciful
narratives set in the real, primary world, but including
characters or events with plausible fantasy elements

Low Fantasy
Examples of low fantasy:
 The Story of Dr. Dolittle by Hugh Lofting
 Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater
 Pippy Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren
 Charlie and Chocolate Factory, Matilda, James and
Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
 Etc.
• High Fantasy is characterized by imaginary book length
narratives set primary on “secondary world”, the
narratives are rooted in folk literature and epic in
proportion

High Fantasy
Examples of high fantasy:
 Alice in Wonderland, Alice Through The Looking Glass
by Lewis Carroll
 Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie
 The Hobbit, The Lord of The Ring trilogy by J. R. R.
Tolkien
 Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis
 Etc.
• Science fiction deals with reaction of human responses to
change in the level of science and technology (Isaac
Asimov)
• Definition of this subgenre frequently mention scientific
content, social extrapolation, and a cognitive link to “real
world”

Science Fiction
Examples of science fiction:
 2000 Leagues under the Sea by Jules Verne
 Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
 I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
 The Wars of the World by H. G. Wells
 I Am Legend by Richard Matheson
 All You Need Is Kill by Hiroshi Sakurazaka
 Etc.
• Fantasy literature is the body of written works that
employ the motifs, themes, and stylistic approaches
expected in the fantasy genre
• Fantasy literature can be classified as:
1. Low Fantasy
2. High Fantasy
3. Science Fiction

Conclusion