Simbolistica textului literar fantasy ecranizat încontext cultural, social şi politic
Symbolism of the Screened Fantasy Literary Text in Cultural, Social and Political Context

Summary/Abstract: The genre of fantasy literature has gained ground in the fields of the arts, being included in the making of film art and visual electronic game designs. There is that influence of myths, legends whose presence is evident in the concept of fantasy. Initially, this type of fiction was synonymous with children's literature and seen as an escape from reality. The presence of magical elements and supernatural phenomena were considered standard points for highlighting the youthful side of fiction. The fantasy was a distant realm even if in a way connected to the real world and the characters attracted to magical and imaginary events and happenings. Wizards, witches, dragons, monsters, castles and caves, swords and black magic, talking animals and humans turning into beasts, undiscovered mysteries, impossible journeys, epic battles with supernatural beings, deities and demons: an endless list of to those popular elements with fantastic content. An analysis of the modern dimension of fantasy fiction can be carried out in three dimensions: realism, audience and classification. While the main concern of literature is that detailed study of human life, fantasy writing is somewhat disregarded for inventing one's own realms instead of mirroring reality as we know it. For those who perceive literature as a reflection of the world subject to human senses, stories that break from reality and are based only on the writer's imagination, they become secondary literature, that pleasant form of delight that often exposes literary depth, and thus condemned. to remain in the sphere of popular culture.

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