Escapist — may refer to: *The Escapist (website), an online games advocacy magazine * The Escapist (magazine), an online games culture magazine *The Escapist (character), a comic book character * Escapist , a song by Nightwish on their album Dark Passion… … Wikipedia
escapist — 1. adjective Intended for or tending toward escape; especially, used to avoid, deny, or forget about reality, as through fantasy. He enjoys reading escapist fiction in his free time … Wiktionary
SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY, JEWISH — Fantasy is a genre of literature in which realistic narratives are disrupted by unnatural or unexplainable events. The term Science Fiction (SF) emerged during the 1930s as a catchall descriptor for a publishing category with roots traceable to… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Interactive fiction — Interactive fiction, often abbreviated IF, describes software simulating environments in which players use text commands to control characters and influence the environment. Works in this form can be understood as literary narratives and as… … Wikipedia
science fiction — The term science fiction (hereafter SF) was coined in the 1930s, but definitions of the genre encompass many earlier works. Though SF can be considered a subset of the fantastic along with horror and fantasy fiction, it can be distinguished… … The Encyclopedia of Stanley Kubrick
popular fiction — Popular literature is no longer considered inherently lowbrow or intrinsically inferior to a ‘high’ culture. Accordingly, a text such as Frederick Forsyth’s The Day of the Jackal now appears on A level English syllabuses, and best selling… … Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
Paraliterature — is an academic term for genre literature, such as science fiction, fantasy, mystery, pulp fiction and comic books, which is not generally considered literary fiction by mainstream literary standards. See also *Paracinema *Escapist fiction *Genre… … Wikipedia
Thai literature — body of writings of the Thai (Siamese) people, historically fostered by the kings, who themselves often produced outstanding literary works. The earliest literature, that of the Sukhothai period (13th to mid 14th century), survives… … Universalium
Popular Publications — was one of the largest publishers of pulp magazines during its existence, at one point publishing 42 different titles per month. Company titles included detective, adventure, romance, and Western fiction. They were also known for the several… … Wikipedia
