Understand

Although fantasy is a modern genre, its roots can be found in the distant past. From The Iliad to The Metamorphoses...

From frozen lands to strange beasts and mythical gods, many elements that now appear regularly in fantasy...

Although many centuries have gone by since the Song of Roland, the ties that bind medieval literature...

Fairy tales’ influences on fantasy are countless. Yet although the two genres are clearly related...

Fantasy’s imaginary worlds are often inspired by the Middle Ages, or other bygone eras...

How do you give a character a heroic dimension? Set them on a quest that will force them...

One classic feature of fantasy tales is the profusion of details about the worlds in which...

Accepted as perfectly natural, normal phenomena, magic, enchantment and the supernatural are an integral part of...

Fantasy grants tremendous importance to the sacred. Far more than just window dressing, characters’ spirituality or religion...

As the first country to undergo massive industrialization, England was also the first to endure...

Having been formed in England in 1930, this informal literary discussion group comprised the future crème...

Having first emerged in the United States in pulp magazines, fantasy soon conquered...

From the great book series to the arrival of the internet, the final two decades of the twentieth century left their mark ...

The bond between children’s books and fantasy has lasted for over a century...

Fantasy appeals to children and adults alike. Sometimes the same books, games and films...

Fantasy heroes visit secondary worlds, and to pass between universes they use portals...

Lire des univers de fantasy donne envie de les voir. Depuis le XIX^e siècle, les illustrateurs se sont succédé...

In films or novels, music accompanies fantasy everywhere. Many composers, in turn, have immersed themselves...

Au gré des évolutions technologiques, le cinéma offre une mise en scène toujours plus inventive...

La fantasy a pris son temps pour s’imposer comme un genre “légitime” à la télévision. De nombreuses séries...

Les mondes de fantasy ont fortement pesé sur les créations de jeux de rôle, permettant aux joueurs...

L’industrie des jeux vidéos s’est développée en construisant un lien fort avec la fantasy, poussant encore plus loin...