Timeline for When was the term "fantasy" first used to describe the genre?
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| Dec 6, 2022 at 18:23 | comment | added | Ethan | The notion that there is some finite [fixed?] list of literary genres seems odd to me outside the context of the publishing industry. The OED definition of "genre" is "A particular style or category of works of art; esp. a type of literary work characterized by a particular form, style, or purpose". If the question is specifically about publishing practice, fair enough. In general usage, however, I think you can pick any characteristic you like and the refer to "works of that genre". | |
| Dec 6, 2022 at 6:07 | comment | added | catemperor | I'm not sure if it counts as a use in the sense of a literary genre. As I mentioned in the comments, it seems to me that a use of the term in discussion of classification of literary works would undoubtedly mean recognition of it as a distinct category. I hope someone more knowledgeable in literary theory can enlighten us on this matter. | |
| Dec 6, 2022 at 1:35 | history | edited | Ethan | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Dec 6, 2022 at 1:16 | history | answered | Ethan | CC BY-SA 4.0 |