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   High fantasy

   High fantasy, or epic fantasy, is a subgenre of fantasy that is set in invented or parallel worlds. Built upon the platform of a diverse body of works in the already very popular fantasy genre, high fantasy came to fruition through the work of authors such as C. S. Lewis and, foremost, J. R. R. Tolkien, whose major fantasy works were published in the 1950s.
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   Fantasy subgenres

   The term high fantasy (also epic fantasy) generally refers to fantasy that depicts an epic struggle between good and evil in a fantasy world, parallel to ours.
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   Fantasy

   However, it was the advent of high fantasy, and most of all the popularity of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings in the late 1960s, that allowed fantasy to truly enter the mainstream.
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   Fantasy film

   Because these movies do not feature elements common to high fantasy or sword and sorcery pictures, some modern critics do not consider them to be examples of the fantasy genre.
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   List of high fantasy fiction

   This list contains a variety of examples of high fantasy fiction.
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   Low fantasy

   Low fantasy is an umbrella term, describing various works within different sub-genres of fantasy, to contrast specific works with high fantasy.
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   Fantasy tropes and conventions

   J. R. R. Tolkien set the type even more clearly for high fantasy, normally based in such a pseudo-medieval setting.
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   Elves in fantasy fiction and games

   Also the elves in her universe work on and race cars professionally, not something usually seen in high fantasy.
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   Wilderlands of High Fantasy

   Wilderlands of High Fantasy is a role-playing game campaign setting.
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    History of fantasy

    Today fantasy continues as an expansive, multi-layered medium encompassing many sub-genres of literature; from traditional high fantasy and sword and sorcery, to magical realism, fairytale fantasy, horror-tinged dark fantasy and more.

Explore the following pages on Powerset:

• High fantasy,
• Fantasy subgenres,
• Fantasy,
• Fantasy film,
• List of high fantasy fiction,
• Low fantasy,
• Fantasy tropes and conventions,
• Elves in fantasy fiction and games,
• Wilderlands of High Fantasy,
• History of fantasy