My feeling is that "high fantasy" was the original and was used to distinguish Tolkienesque fantasy from whimsy or fairy tales. "Low fantasy" was a much later coinage. Is there anything in Rhetorics of Fantasy about the origins of the terms? I know that Farah defines her own categories, but was there anything in there about "high/low fantasy"?
Unfortunately, I honestly can't remember and also can't remember where my copy is. My books are very disorganised at the moment. :(
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Date: 2014-04-20 02:51 pm (UTC)Unfortunately, I honestly can't remember and also can't remember where my copy is. My books are very disorganised at the moment. :(