Module2FantasyLiteratureTheveryfirstrecordedliteraryworksinhistorywerefantasy:Homer’sOdyssey,TheBookofaThousandNightsandaNightandcountlessothers
Modernliteratureformsarebasedonthem
Fantasyisparticularlytheonlyformofliteraturethathasnoclearboundariesbetweenadultfictionandchildren’sfiction
LewisGarroll’sbooksAlice’sAdventuresinWonderlandandThroughtheLookingGlass,forinstance,werepublishedover100yearsago
Thebookswereinfactwrittenforachild—theoriginalAlice,whowasthedaughterofafriendofCarroll’s
However,theyarejustasoftenreadbyadultslookingforanescapebacktoasimpletime
AmoremodernexampleisJ.K
Rowling’sHarryPotterseries,whichhavecausedarevolutioninthepublishingworld
Whiletheseagainareaimedatayouthmarket,theyhavebecomeafashionforpeopleofallages
Recently,fantasyhasenjoyedpopularity(流行)Themainreasonfo