high fantasy

Japanese: high fantasy(英語表記)highfantasy
high fantasy

…This was the first clear definition, and since then, fantasy literature in general has been revitalized, and today fantasy can be defined as: (1) fantasy literature in general that does not have themes of horror or strangeness, (2) science fiction that uses free ideas without being bound by scientific logic, or (3) works that are set in a completely imaginary, mythical world rather than in reality, and that develop the heroic adventures of the past. In particular, (3) includes many masterpieces such as Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, which revive the Arthurian legend and the Nibelungen legend in modern times, and is actively created under the names of "high fantasy" or "heroic fantasy." The effect of the extraordinary being mixed into everyday life, which can lead to new confusions and problems, that is, "alienation," is the main role of fantasy, which is different from realism. …

*Some terminology explanations that mention "high fantasy" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…明確な定義としてはこれが最初で,その後の幻想文学全般の活性化によって今日では,(1)幻想文学一般のうち怪奇や恐怖を主題としない作品,(2)SFのうち科学的論理性にこだわらぬ自由な発想によった作品,(3)舞台を現実ではなくまったく架空の神話的世界にもとめ,その中でかつての英雄冒険譚を展開させた作品,がファンタジーと呼ばれる。とりわけ(3)にはトールキンの《指輪物語》を筆頭に,アーサー王伝説やニーベルンゲン物語を現代によみがえらせたような大作が多く,〈ハイ・ファンタジーhigh fantasy〉ないし〈ヒロイック・ファンタジーheroic fantasy〉などと呼ばれて盛んに創作されている。 日常生活に非日常的なものが紛れこむことで新たな混乱や問題が考察されうる効果,すなわち〈異化作用〉は,リアリズムとは趣を異にするファンタジーの主要な役割である。…

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