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The Fantastique is a French term for a literary and cinematic genre that overlaps with science fiction, horror, and fantasy. The ''fantastique'' is a substantial genre within French literature. Arguably dating back further than English language fantasy, it remains an active and productive genre which has evolved in conjunction with anglophone fantasy and horror and other French and international literature. ==Definition== What is distinctive about the ''fantastique'' is the intrusion of supernatural phenomena into an otherwise realist narrative. It evokes phenomena which are not only left unexplained but which are inexplicable from the reader's point of view. In this respect, the ''fantastique'' is somewhere between fantasy, where the supernatural is accepted and entirely reasonable in the imaginary world of a non-realist narrative, and magic realism, where apparently supernatural phenomena are explained and accepted as normal. Instead, characters in a work of ''fantastique'' are, just like the readers, unwilling to accept the supernatural events that occur. This refusal may be mixed with doubt, disbelief, fear, or some combination of those reactions. ''Fantastique'' literature is often considered close to science fiction. However, there is an important difference between the two: science fiction is situated in a different time and/or place from the reader, and seemingly irrational events are actually held to be rational in the framework of future or perhaps alien science and technology. The ''Fantastique'' is often linked to a particular ambiance, a sort of tension in the face of the impossible. There is often a good deal of fear involved, either because the characters are afraid or because the author wants to provoke fright in the reader. However, fear is not an essential component of ''fantastique''. Some theorists of literature, such as Tzvetan Todorov, contend that the ''fantastique'' is defined by its hesitation between accepting the supernatural as such and trying to rationally explain the phenomena it describes. In that case, the ''fantastique'' is nothing more than a transitional area on a spectrum from magic realism to fantasy and does not qualify as a separate literary genre. ''Fantastique'' is a term that has also been used to describe many television series and various films. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「fantastique」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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