Post by account_disabled on Jan 2, 2024 6:15:52 GMT
Some time ago I wanted to talk about the reasons why I appreciate historical fiction and in a comment the suggestion for a series of posts on this topic came up. I don't know if there will be, I haven't planned it and I don't want to. I'll write about the strengths of various genres if and when I find something to say. Today it's fantasy's turn, then. Some may remember that it was precisely this genre that made me love reading and books , to be precise The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks. I remember perfectly when it was given to me, even though I was 11 years old, and I jealously preserve that first Italian edition. What was special about that novel? Strongly inspired by Tolkien's work, by the author's own admission, and a shameless copy for Tolkien fanatics, it had aroused new emotions in the mind of a young boy .
I often enjoyed leafing through it, getting lost in the map of the Four Lands, fantasizing about those imaginary places such as Shadow Valley, the Silver River and the Rainbow Lake, the Black Oak Forest, Tyrsis, the Anar Forests, the Skull Mountain, the Teeth of the Dragon, the Wolfsktaag, Culhaven, Paranor and so on. I daydreamed, I felt like I could Special Data wander around those evocative places and experience adventures of all kinds. And in my mind I really lived them. Fantasy makes you dream It made me dream as a kid and continues to make me dream today, even if, as I grew up and read various authors and fantasy stories, my tastes changed compared to the past. But the approach I have to fantasy readings is still that of the past. Martin's saga fascinated me a lot, but it didn't leave me with the same sensations as Brooks and Tolkien.
Since then no other fantasy novel has left me with any. Pure escapism It may be as banal as you like, but it's the way it is. Fantasy is an alternative reality , a world with humans and other races that has all the characteristics of ours in the Middle Ages, but differs from it because they are imaginary places. At least when talking about a classic fantasy. Reading a fantasy therefore takes us into a new reality, where we can find analogies with our world, but at the same time find myths and legends that have an active, real part in the story. Fantasy is myth become reality . Different emotions Because fantasy is different. It offers the reader suggestions that he does not experience in other readings. Perhaps it is precisely its unnatural nature that creates these suggestions. It's like entering a fairytale world, with all the dangers and beauties it hides.
I often enjoyed leafing through it, getting lost in the map of the Four Lands, fantasizing about those imaginary places such as Shadow Valley, the Silver River and the Rainbow Lake, the Black Oak Forest, Tyrsis, the Anar Forests, the Skull Mountain, the Teeth of the Dragon, the Wolfsktaag, Culhaven, Paranor and so on. I daydreamed, I felt like I could Special Data wander around those evocative places and experience adventures of all kinds. And in my mind I really lived them. Fantasy makes you dream It made me dream as a kid and continues to make me dream today, even if, as I grew up and read various authors and fantasy stories, my tastes changed compared to the past. But the approach I have to fantasy readings is still that of the past. Martin's saga fascinated me a lot, but it didn't leave me with the same sensations as Brooks and Tolkien.
Since then no other fantasy novel has left me with any. Pure escapism It may be as banal as you like, but it's the way it is. Fantasy is an alternative reality , a world with humans and other races that has all the characteristics of ours in the Middle Ages, but differs from it because they are imaginary places. At least when talking about a classic fantasy. Reading a fantasy therefore takes us into a new reality, where we can find analogies with our world, but at the same time find myths and legends that have an active, real part in the story. Fantasy is myth become reality . Different emotions Because fantasy is different. It offers the reader suggestions that he does not experience in other readings. Perhaps it is precisely its unnatural nature that creates these suggestions. It's like entering a fairytale world, with all the dangers and beauties it hides.