Talk:Sources of fantasy

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[edit] Rewrite

Even split off from history, this page is sadly lacking. It is a list of "mythology of all nations." It does not discuss how these works influenced the modern fantasy genre, and in many cases, it offers no reason to believe that they did.

I will be adding such info and references and ruthlessly deleting anything for which I can find no support for its influence.

We probably should also organize the article not in the chronology that they appeared in history but in the order in which they influenced fantasy. Goldfritha 17:59, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

Some of the info included here may be proper to put into history of fantasy, and some from that pages perhaps belongs here, but such matters should be viewed with care. Goldfritha 18:03, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Citations

I've started to provide citations where I can and indicate where they are needed where I can't. Note that merely providing a citation may not be sufficient; assertions have to be not only true but relevant to the genre fantasy. Goldfritha 21:53, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

I'm starting the purge. Anything that lacks a reference or does not explain its relevance to the genre of fantasy may vanish. Goldfritha 00:58, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

I'm also retitling the sections. The sources of fantasy need not themselves be fantasy; many vital realistic works have been as large an influence on the genre as anything listed here. Goldfritha 01:13, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Structure

The regional/temporal split up doesn't do much for organization. Development is more logically in the subgenres that became fantasy -- as for instance, action/adventure tales from Scott to Dumas. Goldfritha 01:48, 1 May 2007 (UTC)