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Fantastique
What is distinctive about the fantastique is the intrusion of supernatural phenomena into an otherwise realist narrative. It evokes phenomena which are not only left unexplained but which are inexplicable from the reader's point of view. In this respect, the fantastique is somewhere between fantasy, where the supernatural is accepted and entirely reasonable in the imaginary world of a non-realist narrative, and magic realism, where apparently supernatural phenomena are explained and accepted as normal. Instead, characters in a work of fantastique are, just like the readers, unwilling to accept
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L'affaire du couvent des Pères Blancs ne fut pas mauvaise.
J'aurais pu faire main basse sur bien des choses précieuses mais, pour être un indévot, je ne suis pas un incroyant et l'idée seule de m'emparer d'objets du culte, même s'ils sont d'or et d'argent massifs, m'emplit d'horreur.
Les bons moins pleureront leurs palimpsestes, incunables et antiphonaires disparus, mais ils loueront le Seigneur d'avoir détourné une main impie de leurs ciboires et de leurs ostensoirs.
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― Malpertuis: The Classic Modern Gothic Novel
― Malpertuis: The Classic Modern Gothic Novel
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Fantastic literature has been especially prominent in times of unrest, when the older values have been overthrown to make way for the new; it has often accompanied or predicted change, and served to shake up rational Complacency, challenging reason and reminding man of his darker nature. Its popularity has had its ups and downs, and it has always been the preserve of a small literary minority. As a natural challenger of classical values, it is rarely part of a culture's literary mainstream, expr
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― The Fantasy Book: An Illustrated History From Dracula To Tolkien
― The Fantasy Book: An Illustrated History From Dracula To Tolkien
The group name could be Fantasy Aficionados from India.
All genres of fantasy including but not …more
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Inspiré au départ par le Printemps de l’Imaginaire Francophone (PIF) de la blogueuse Zahardonia …more
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LE GROUPE EST MAINTENANT SUR DISCORD !! Ne loupes pas la suite de l'aventure, ça se passe ici: h…more
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