i3
Auel's
Clan
of the Cave
Bear (1980), one
of
most
highly-read
novels,
m'"'""u''"u
a
resourceful
ere-magnum
woman or
a
Stony
Age type
human
European
CO!ltinent nru-ned then
Valley
of the Horses
(1982),
The
Mammoth
Hunters
(1985),
and
The
Plains
of
Passage
(1992)
followed
her
on an epic
iolc!Illtev (wor..,'Iy
of Homer) th!onghout
a
prehistoric
term
heroic
fartta>ty according to
Carter
(1971)
in
Imaginary Worlds:
The
Art
of
Fantasy,
to
a
sub-ge!lre
fantastic lit• mture,
\>rhich records
the
tales
of
heroes
and
conquests
in
imagina:_'Y lands. Heroic fantasy gives emphasis
on the
conflict
between
good
evil, and
selecta hesitant protagonist
either
hili-nan
or
hnt1hit
in
1i1e
role
of
champion. Although
he
not always
be saintly, the hero's
strength,
or
the
to
deal
with problems helps
triumph over evil
forces.
The
tor
that
st.uggle
is often
a
fascinating and
one.
uJuu,c
science fiction,
which te:::td to
toward
future, heroic fantasy
creates magical
tec!mology
;ittle piace.
He:rolc fa.'ltasy is
as
old
as
the
stories
told
heroes
their
legendary deeds.
It
often confi.rsed with
sword
and
SoJrcerv, weird funtasy, scien,:e fiction
or
historical
romance.
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fantasy
c
First: Mm:y Shelley's
Frankenstein
(1818}
c
rus-uaHy focuses or
life L"l
o
some devoted
to dramati7Jng fue
wonders of ::echnology (instead
of
magic)
0
involves
a
stroggle
between
forces of good
evil
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