The difference between fantasy, fantasy, magic, and science fiction?

Currently commonly referred to as fantasy, it can be broadly categorized into two types: Western and Japanese. Western-style fantasy has the deepest roots, from the Lord of the Rings to King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, and then to the ancient myths of Greece and Scandinavia, everywhere there is the imprint of Western culture. This cultural system is so different from that of China that in many places it is almost impossible to communicate. Due to the conceptual gap caused by the cultural background, it is a little difficult for Chinese readers to accept it. However, when it comes to the admiration of heroes, the pursuit of heroism, appreciation, the whole world is **** common. Western fantasy, usually divided into "mainstream fantasy" (Hign Fantasy) and "sword and sorcery" (Sword & Sorcery) two kinds, the former focuses on literature (such as the "Lord of the Rings"), the latter is more The former is more literary (such as The Lord of the Rings), while the latter is more oriented to adventure and combat, more like an "action movie". Japanese fantasy is actually a product of the combination of Western fantasy and Japanese culture, which has Chinese culture in its bloodline. Therefore, compared with Western-style fantasy, Japanese fantasy is more likely to win the proximity of Chinese readers. Coupled with the promotion of wonderful anime, Japanese fantasy easily breaks a path in China. The vast majority of Japanese fantasy is a combination of the Japanese spirit of bushido, Western-style fantasy stories, and Chinese strategy and wisdom. The cultural roots are weak, but the entertainment is strong, and the characterization is often very flashy. Some horror novels, set in modern life, with vampires, werewolves, ghosts and other elements, can barely be categorized as fantasy, or as marginal fantasy on the border between fantasy and horror. The so-called "historical hollow" novels usually create a fictional world or a period of history, and then create a legendary story based on it, in which there is not much magic, sorcery, gods and monsters, and is basically written in the style of historical novels, and the ability of the characters does not usually exceed the limit of normal human beings. This type of novel is a cross between a fantasy novel and a historical novel, although the "possibility" of this type of novel is not great, but the "reality" is stronger.

Magic;

Magic fiction does not mean "magical fantasy", but has a completely different definition, which is far from the concept in the general public's imagination. Magic fiction, or "magical realist fiction", is a genre of literature that has appeared mainly in Latin America. This genre's creative approach combines shocking reality and disorienting hallucinations to depict and reflect complex historical, social, and political phenomena through the use of extreme exaggeration and the art of interweaving reality and reality to capture people and weave plots. Magical realism novels often use the technique of plausible deniability, plausible deniability, and "changing fantasy into reality without losing its truth". Typical magical novels are characterized by: deformation of real life; inclusion of mysterious, magical and even bizarre content; and strong social conflicts and political struggles. If realism is a mirror of society, then the technique of magic realism is compared to a ha-ha mirror of society. Although it is shrouded in a mysterious shell, it is still meant to depict the real world. Only, instead of taking a realistic approach, it uses exaggeration and irony. The biggest difference between magical fiction and the other three types of fantasy novels is that it must be based on reality. Its "fantasy" is to increase the mysterious atmosphere and strengthen the irony, but the kernel is still the real life. For example, the famous magic novel One Hundred Years of Solitude, if the content of "fantasy" is removed, it can be completely put together with Les Miserables, War and Peace and other works. At the beginning of "One Hundred Years of Solitude", it is written that the gypsies hold two magnets "...... walking from house to house ...... iron pots, iron pots, iron tongs, small iron stove have fallen from their original position, the wooden boards because of the iron nails and screws lifelessly free The wooden boards rattled as the nails and screws tried desperately to break free ...... and rolled around in the wake of the two magic irons"; the gypsies brought magnets, telescopes, magnifying glasses and other "new things", but the two magnets had to be exchanged for a big mule and a herd of goats, and the magnifying glasses had to be exchanged for two magnets. The magnifying glass cost two magnets and three gold coins. The inhabitants paid five rials each to see the ice, which they had never seen before, and twice as much to touch it. After reading the whole book and looking back at this episode, it becomes clear that this is not about the gypsies at all, but a metaphor for the colonizers' raiding of the poor people. One Hundred Years of Solitude abounds with such strongly ironic episodes. Magic fiction, therefore, is not entertaining fiction at all, but realistic fiction that is exaggerated on the outside, profoundly serious on the inside, and reflective of social issues.

Metaphysical fiction:

Metaphysical fiction can be said to be a "fantasy novel with Chinese characteristics" that has emerged in recent years. Its principle of creation is unprincipled, and the basis of its fantasy is ungrounded. Why do you say so? Because fantasy novels are basically a synthesis of Western-style fantasy, Chinese martial arts, Japanese anime, science and technology of the hodgepodge. Chinese culture is very inclusive, any foreign things can be dissolved into its embrace, and derived or deformed into some new things. This is exactly the case with metaphysical fiction. Most metaphysical novels take Western magic, Chinese martial arts and strategy, Japanese character modeling, plus science fiction, plus myths (and often Chinese, Indian, and Greek myths coexist ......), to build a magical world and wonderful stories. When it comes to fiction and fantasy, metafiction is the freest of the four types of fantasy. It writes about the future of science and technology, but do not need to use scientific theory to verify; it writes about magic, and do not test the Western sorcery system; it writes about martial arts, but it is more magical and powerful than the traditional martial arts, often beyond the limits of the human physiology ...... Whether it is the structure of the virtual world, or the characters experience, are mysterious and mysterious, the sky is the limit, free and unparalleled. I am afraid that the reason why metaphysical novels are popular is because, the characters in metaphysical novels often have extraordinary abilities and have very great freedom to do whatever they want. For ordinary people, this is a great joy and relaxation - the most difficult thing in life is not to do what you want, and metaphysical fiction gives readers the opportunity to relax their minds and experience freedom. Or, metaphysical fiction "reading is very addictive". Due to its own characteristics, it is difficult to give an exact definition of mystery novels. Especially in Taiwan, the word "fantasy" is seldom heard, but is used as a substitute for "metaphysical".

The definition of "sci-fi" is very diverse, and the scale varies greatly. A closer one is: "The use of fantasy art to represent scientific and technological visions or the impact of social development on human beings." ★One of the broadest is: "As long as the story contains surreal elements, it can be counted as science fiction." ★The Dictionary defines "science fiction" as "a new type of novel that describes in a fanciful way certain miracles accomplished by human beings with the use of new scientific and technological discoveries and achievements, as well as predictions of what may be possible on the basis of these discoveries and achievements." ★ The Concise Encyclopedia Britannica, Volume IV defines it as "a literary genre developed in the 20th century in which fiction is based on the discovery of real or imagined scientific theories." Orthodox science fiction fans claim that science and fantasy are indispensable. If there is no scientific basis for it, it can only be categorized as a work of fantasy, magic or surrealism; conversely fantasy, if it is paid off, is just a scientifically written story.

Metaphysical fiction, it can be said that with the magic realism novel completely opposite. Magic fantasy is to "fantasy" as a rendering, the main writing of real events; metaphysical fantasy is to real events as a plot surface, the main writing "fantasy". Among the four types of fantasy novels, metaphysical fiction is the most "phantasmagorical" type. Because there are fewer constraints, it can be free to do as it pleases, and it is often painful and exciting to read. Therefore, although the "orthodox science fiction" and "orthodox fantasy" are greatly deprecated to the mystery, mystery novels still have a fairly wide range of readers.

The above is an explanation from Baidu's encyclopedia, 。。。。。。. In fact, sci-fi and other better divided, is more scientific components, most of the future 。。。。 Fantasy words. Comparison of the style of European and American literature 。。。。 Metaphysical and magical fantasy is just a bias in the East, a bias in the West only 。。。。。 I don't know if it's a good idea, but I think it's a good idea. For example. The characters in fantasy are magicians, swordsmen, and various gods. There would be cultivation. Magic fantasy is like the war of the gods, the Lord of the Rings kind of movie that kind of feeling 。。。。 Nowadays, the classification is very confusing. Sometimes it doesn't even categorize itself. There are websites. Bookstores throw these together 。。。。 That's it

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