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Modern Fantasy
By
Jessica Jaramillo
Rachel JonesNicole Lusk Slide2
Do you know this movie?
https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9I5tlU4KuoSlide3
Defining Modern Fantasy
Unexplainable beyond known. “willing suspense of disbelief”
Extends reality through a wide imaginative vision.
Never could be.
Misunderstood as an escape to a simpler world.
Engaging, rich plots, fantastic elements, and rich characters.
Strength and depth of emotion surpass real life experiences.
Two types: Low Fantasy and High Fantasy
Low: - primary world “here and now” –magic – impossible elements
High: - secondary world – impossible in 1
st
– consistent with laws of 2
nd
world
3 plots: - created world – travel between – primary marked by boundaries
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The Evolution of Modern Fantasy
Genre began in the 19
th
century. Known as literary fairy tales and stylized by oral tradition
Generic settings, distant times, magical, one dimensional, happy times.
Unlike oral tradition, literary fairy tales had known authors.
1
st
publication in the U.S. –
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
by Frank Baum in 1900.
1945 Newberry Medal to Robert Lawson for
Rabbit Hill.
Fantasies from the beginning
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
– Lewis Carroll 1865
At the Back of the North Wind
- George MacDonald 1871
The Jungle Book
– Rudyard Kipling 1894
Peter and Wendy “Peter Pan”
– J.M. Barrie 1904 (1911)
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
-
Beatrix Potter 1902
The Wind in the Willows
– Kenneth Grahame 1908
Winnie-the-Pooh
– A.A. Milne 1926
The Hobbit
– J. R. R. Tolkien 1937The Chronicles of Narnia – C. S. Lewis 1950-1956
Current Fantasies
Mid 20th Century popularityPicture books by: Kevin Henkes, Rosemary Wells, Susan Meddaugh, and Lisa Campbell Ernst21st century Extraordinary popularityGoosebumps series – R. L. Stine 1990’sHarry Potter series – J. K. Rowling Slide5
Categories of Modern FantasySlide6
Personified Animals
Characters are animals that talk and behave like humansSlide7
2. Personified Toys
Characters include toys that talk and behave like humansSlide8
3. Outlandish Characters and Situations
Stories that are realistic but contain “characters that behave in outrageous highly exaggerated ways that are utterly impossible” Slide9
4. Magical Powers
Stories in which character, world, and/or items possess magical powers.Slide10
5. Embellished Fairy Tales
Fairy tales that have been embellished to include more character development, description of setting, and fuller story. Often attempts answers questions that were provoked from the original/traditional fairytale and shows different perspectives.Slide11
6. Extraordinary Worlds
Character from the normal world enters a extraordinary world by some means.Slide12
7. Supernatural Elements
Contain supernatural elements—often scary stories.Slide13
8. Time Slips
Characters travel through time.Slide14
9. High Fantasy
Categories: myth fantasy, gothic fantasy, epic/heroic fantasy, and sword and sorcery fantasy
Setting is a secondary world
“Noble characters, archetypes, and elevated style” – Tynn, Zahrski, and Boyer (1979)Slide15
Elements
of story are transformed into something magical or impossible in the natural world.
Setting
takes place in a secondary world or both normal and secondary worldCharacter mirrors the disbelief of the reader
Plot
is made believable through description of logic or laws of the secondary world, details are consistent
Theme must be one that matters in the our real world
How FANTASY Works…Slide16
Criteria for Evaluating Modern Fantasy
Is the story well written according to literary standards?
Is the theme compelling to readers in a “real world” as well as in the fantasy world?
Are the elements that make the story a fantasy convincing, consistent, and well-developed? Does the story allow readers to suspend disbelief?
Does the author maintain a sense of logic and order within the created world?Slide17
Major Writers of Fantasy and Their Works
Lloyd Alexander
Seeds of his stories were planted by the extensive reading he did as a child. Nominee for the Hans Christian Anderson award in 2008.
The Chronicles of
Prydain
The Book of Three
The Black Cauldron (Newbery Honor Book)
The Castle of
Llyr
The High King (Newbery Medal)
Susan Cooper
Moved to the USA were she was homesick and lonely therefore she turned to writing fantasy as a home.
The Dark is Rising (Newbery Honor Book)
Over Sea, Under Stone
Greenwitch
The Grey King (Newbery Medal)
Silver on the Tree
King of ShadowsSlide18
Major Writers of Fantasy and Their Works
Bruce
Coville
Earnest reader who read fantasy stories. Realized he like writing when a teacher gave him time to write a long story.
Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher
My Teacher is an Alien
Roald Dahl
His childhood influenced his writings. Writes truly detestable characters. Popular among children and adults.
The Witches
George’s Marvelous Medicine
Charlie and the Chocolate FactorySlide19
Major Writers of Fantasy and Their Works
Cornelia
Funke
Regarded as one of the most prominent and widely read authors in Germany where she is author of over forty books. Degree in Education Theory.
The Thief Lord
Inkheart
Inkspell
Inkdeath
Dragon Rider
Brain Jacques
Wrote his first book to entertain students at a school for the blind.
Redwall
Mossflower
Mattimeo
Mariel of
Redwall
Salamandastron
Martin the Warrior
The
Bellmaker
Outcast of
Redwall
The Long PatrolSlide20
Major Writers of Fantasy and Their Works
Diana Wynne Jones
While studying in Oxford she attended lectures given by C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien.
The Magicians of
Caprona
The Lives of Christopher Chant
Howl’s Moving Castle
Year of the Griffin
Dark Lord of
Derkholm
Power of Three
A Charmed Life
Philip Pullman
Loved comics especially Superman and Batman. Taught Middle School students. Lives in Oxford.
The Golden Compass
The Subtle Knife
The Amber SpyglassSlide21
Major Writers of Fantasy and Their Works
J. K. Rowling
Starting writing her famous book in Portugal and finished it in England. While living in England she was living on welfare. The books have been translated into sixty-two languages.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Jane
Yolen
Former president of the Science Fiction Writers of America. She has won numerous awards.
The Devil’s Arithmetic
Commander Toad and the Voyage Home
The Sword and the Rightful King
Other Notable Writers of Modern Fantasy
Maurice
Sendak
, William
Steig
, Chris van
Allsburg
, Laurence Yep, Virginia Hamilton, Lois Duncan, Ursula Le
Guin
, Anne McCaffrey, Tom
McGowen
, Garth Nix,
Tamora
Pierce, Meredith Ann Pierce, and Scott
Westerfield
. Slide22
Your Turn!
Design your own fantasy book cover!