Manner fantasy

The manner fantasy is under kind of Fantasy, which privileges a certain preciosity and research in the words employed. It has like characteristic to be entirely an arts person contrary to the other sub-genera.

Definition

The manner fantasy still only is published very little in France, this is why the expression is employed very little. Its first noted employment is by Andre-François Ruaud, the specialist in the fantasy in France; in the Fantastic book, Fantasy, Science Fiction: Imaginary worlds, strange realities. It translates it by a neologism: the fantasy mannerist.

Genesis and history

Characteristics

Works of manner fantasy

Novels

  • Swordspoint and Thomas the rhymester of Ellen Kushner

  • The Fall off kings of Untied Sherman and of Ellen Kushner, continuation of Swordspoint
  • Moonwise of Greer Ilene Gilman
  • Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell of Susanna Clarke
  • the commercial Princes of Charles Stross
  • Gormenghast, the first two volumes especially, of Mervyn Peake

Authors:

See too

External references and bonds

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