幻想文学(げんそうぶんがく)

げんそうぶんがく
noun
fantasy literature; fantastic literature
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1. fantasy literature; fantastic literature
Literature built on the supernatural, the dreamlike, or worlds that could not exist. Covers both the Western fantasy genre and the older tradition of the fantastic in literary criticism.
幻想文学(げんそうぶんがく)が好(す)きだ。
I like fantasy literature.
大学(だいがく)で幻想文学(げんそうぶんがく)を研究(けんきゅう)している。
I am researching fantasy literature at university.
この作家(さっか)は幻想文学(げんそうぶんがく)の代表的(だいひょうてき)な存在(そんざい)とされている。
This writer is regarded as a leading figure in fantasy literature.
幻想文学(げんそうぶんがく)と呼(よ)ばれる作品(さくひん)には、現実(げんじつ)と夢(ゆめ)の境界(きょうかい)が曖昧(あいまい)なものが多(おお)い。
Many works called fantasy literature blur the boundary between reality and dreams.

Formed from 幻想(げんそう) (fantasy, illusion) + 文学(ぶんがく) (literature). Used mainly in criticism and academic writing; casual conversation about the genre usually says ファンタジー instead.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • ファンタジー: fantasy — the everyday word, especially for films, games, and popular novels
  • 怪奇小説(かいきしょうせつ): weird or gothic fiction — emphasizes horror and the uncanny
  • SF: science fiction — extrapolates from science rather than the supernatural

Related Words

Related: 幻想(げんそう)
Related: 文学(ぶんがく)
Compare: ファンタジー (fantasy)
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