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  1. May 18, 2020 · The history of fantasy is as old as humanity itself. Every culture around the world has their own myths and folklore that they use to impart lessons or carry on pieces of their history. Some of the oldest works of classical fiction are fantastical stories passed on through the centuries and across international borders such as One Thousand and ...

  2. The earliest known use of the adjective obtrusive is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for obtrusive is from 1652, in the writing of Thomas Urquhart, author and translator.

  3. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, modern fantasy began to take shape. The history of modern fantasy literature begins with George MacDonald, the Scottish author of such novels as The Princess and the Goblin and Phantastes; the latter can be considered to be the first fantasy novel written for adults. [31]

  4. In 1949, Mercury Press published the first issue of The Magazine of Fantasy, which was the first use of the term “fantasy” to define the genre. (The title of the publication changed to The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction starting with the second issue.)

  5. Here is a brief history of the origins of fantasy literature and its evolution over time: Ancient Mythology: The earliest forms of fantasy literature can be found in ancient myths, legends, and folklore.

  6. The earliest known use of the noun obtrusiveness is in the 1810s. OED's earliest evidence for obtrusiveness is from 1814, in the writing of Jane Austen, novelist. obtrusiveness is formed within English, by derivation.

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  8. Mar 2, 2020 · It wasn’t until the late 19th and early 20th century that the genre as we know it started to take shape when Scottish author George MacDonald published the children’s novel The Princess and the...

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