Fantasy: An imagined sequence of events or mental images (e.g., daydreams) that serves to express unconscious conflicts, to gratify unconscious wishes, or to prepare for anticipated future events.

 

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Fantasy: An imagined sequence of events or mental images (e.g., daydreams) that serves to express unconscious conflicts, to gratify unconscious wishes, or to prepare for anticipated future events.

Fantasy Literature: Any literature that is removed from reality--especially poems, books, or short narratives set in nonexistent worlds, such as an elvish kingdom, on the moon, in Pellucidar (the hollow center . . . View Full Definition

Fantasy Football: A game in which the participants (called 'owners') each draft on their own or with the aid of software[3] a team of real-life NFL players and then score points based on those players' statis . . . View Full Definition

Fantasy Novel: Any novel that is removed from reality--especially those novels set in nonexistent worlds, such as an elvish kingdom, on the moon, in Pellucidar (the hollow center of the earth), or in alter . . . View Full Definition

Eucatastrophe: (Grk. Eu+catastrophe, 'happy or fortunate ending') As Christopher Garbowski describes in the J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia, Tolkien coined this term in his Andrew Lang Lecture entitled 'On Fai . . . View Full Definition

Filk: A specialized type of folk music or alternative music, often with narrative lyrics, that usually deals with science fiction or fantasy themes and characters. The subject-matter is often not . . . View Full Definition

Circular Structure: A type of artistic structure in which a sense of completeness or closure does not originate in coming to a 'conclusion' that breaks with the earlier story, instead, the sense of closure orig . . . View Full Definition

The Gooch: Named after the famed bully on Diff'rent Strokes, a fantasy bully that you will typically encounter in your drafts. The Gooch will have a comment on everybody's picks, try to bully people in . . . View Full Definition

Hugo Award: The familiar nickname for the Science Fiction Achievement Award, given each year since 1954 to an outstanding work of science fiction or fantasy literature. The categories change yearly, but . . . View Full Definition

Trade: A transaction that involves the swapping of one or more players from one team to another. In some fantasy leagues, the commissioner approves or denies all trade requests. A voting process am . . . View Full Definition