Día de los Muertos

By
Nidhi Vora
Index
Definition
High fantasy and low fantasy
Origin
Famous writers and their work
JRR Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings
J.K Rowling
J.K Rowling’s early life
Harry Potter series
Glossary
Definition
Fantasy is a general in literature that includes
magical and / or supernatural elements as part
of a plot setting or theme. Mythology folklore
often play a strong part in fantasy literature.
Fantasy works combined with real world or with
second fantastical reality such as Harry Potter
series where the protagonist grows up in
contemporary England and is only introduced
to the world of magic at the age of 10.

Fantasy is composed of unrealistic elements

such as mystical creatures too - a good example
would be a mermaid. Some sailors in the 1700’s
and the 1800’s claimed to see a half woman
and half fish. While there is no physical
evidence of the same.

Fantasy literature has been distinguished into

two major types they are high fantasy [Lord of
the rings] and low fantasy [The Harry Potter
series].
High fantasy and low
fantasy
High fantasy is set in an alternative fictional
secondary world rather than the real or primary
world. The second world is usually internally
constructed, but its rules may differ from those
of a primary world. Good versus Evil is
common theme in the high fantasy and the
character of evil is often an important theme in
the works of higher fantasy such as the Lord of
the Rings.

Low fantasy or intrusion fantasy is a sub-genre

of fantasy fiction where magical events intrude
on the otherwise normal world.
Origin (word “fantasy” and
literature)

While fairy tales are ancient, dating back to the

bronze age. Fantasy turns out to be a revival
moment rising from the grave of the recent
dead. Around 1945 fantasy literature took a
flight, till date soaring up and up.

Ancient near east, the epic of Gilgamesh was

written over generations following the reign of
King Gilgamesh and it is as a mythologized
version of his life. This is one the oldest extract
of fantasy literature. From here, many writers
took the idea of fantasy literature.
 Famous writers and
their work

George McFly Sir Arthur Connan Doyle

Back to the Future Sherlock Homes

George R. R. Martin C. S. Lewis

Game of Thrones Narnia
J R R Tolkien

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

was an English writer & a poet who is known as
the author of the high fantasy works like The
Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The
Silmarillion.

While many other authors had published works

of fantasy before, but the great success
of TLOTR & its series led directly to popular
resurgence of the genre. This has caused Tolkien
to be identified as the "father" of high fantasy
literature.

One of the greatest influences on Tolkien was

the arts and craft polymath William Morris.
Tolkien wished to imitate Morris's prose &
poetry, from which he took hints for the names
in TLOTR.
The Lord
of
the Rings

The Lord of the Rings, by JRR Tolkien initially

published in three parts as The Fellowship of the
Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the
King.

The summary
Sauron, the Dark Lord, has gathered to him all
the Rings of Power - the means by which he
intends to rule Middle-earth. All he lacks in his
plans for dominion is the One Ring - the ring
that rules them all - which has fallen into the
hands of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins.
Continued…

In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo

Baggins finds himself faced with an immense
task, as his elderly cousin Bilbo entrusts the Ring
to his care. Frodo must leave his home and
make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to
the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ring
and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose.

Since it was first published in 1954, `The Lord of

the Rings' has been a book people have
treasured. Steeped in unrivalled magic and other
worldliness, its sweeping fantasy has touched the
hearts of young and old alike.
J.K Rowling
J.K. Rowling is the author of the record-
breaking multi-award-winning Harry Potter
novels .Loved by fans around the world, the
series has sold over 450 million copies, been
translated into 79 languages and made into 8
blockbuster films. She has also written 3
companion volumes: Quidditch through ages,
the Fantastic Beast and Where to find them and
the tales of Beedle the Bard.

She has also collaborated a stage play, Harry

Potter and the cursed child.

Her digital company Pottermore was launched

where the fans can immerse themselves deeper
in the wizarding world. She has received many
awards for her work towards children’s
literature.
J.K. Rowling’s
early life

J.K. Rowling was born Joanne Rowling on July

31, 1965, in Yate, England. She adopted her pen
name, J.K., including her grandmother's name,
Kathleen, for the latter initial.

Rowling moved to Portugal in 1990 to teach

English. There, she met & married a Portuguese
journalist Jorge Arantes. The couple's daughter,
Jessica, was born in 1993. After her marriage
ended, Rowling moved to Edinburgh with her
daughter to live near her younger sister.

While struggling to support her daughter Jessica

& herself on welfare, Rowling worked on her
first book in the Harry Potter series. The idea for
the book reportedly occurred to her while she
was traveling on a train from Manchester to
London in 1990.
Harry
Potter
series
Harry Potter, a boy who learns on his eleventh
birthday that he is the orphaned son of two
powerful wizards and possesses unique magical
powers of his own. He is summoned from his
life as an unwanted child to become a student at
Hogwarts, an English boarding school for
wizards. There, he meets several friends who
become his closest allies and help him discover
the truth about his parents' mysterious deaths.
When he was an infant, the evil Lord Voldemort
killed his parents and then tried to kill Harry
too. What’s so amazing to everyone is that
Harry survived, and allegedly destroyed
Voldemort in the process.

Lord Voldemort tries all the possible ways to

take revenge. A war is about to take place, find
out what really happens…
 Glossary
Genre - a category of artistic composition, as in
music or literature, characterized by similarities
in form and style.
Folklore - the traditional beliefs, passed through
the generations by word of mouth.
Protagonist -the leading character in a movie,
novel, or other fictional text.
Intrude - put some thing/one deliberately into
a place where it is unwelcome.
Resurgence- revival after a period of little
activity or popularity.
TLOTR- the lord of the rings
Allegedly-used to convey that something has
taken place, although there is no proof.
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