[Marileangorifurnimaluim]

Yes, yes, too true. If you wish to open another vein in the Bible and Trilogy thread, please do so.

Unless perhaps the assumed innate Catholicism of Fantasy is a valid criticism of the genre, its Achilles heel, and reason for the 'Hunk on a Horse' and imitative pandering. Perhaps not. Or is the reason it is above such criticism? Most fantasy cannot be assumed to be Catholic or even Christian in nature, despite the prevailing theme of good against evil. I think of a few stories of "shieldmates" and others with heros that flame in every sense of the word, which, despite the good vs. evil theme, are unlikely to be appropriated by Catholics. In fact, certain books can be rightly appropriated by the Christians, Chamber of Culdi, Narnia are examples, based on the wishes of their authors (the LotR cannot) while other themes of good vs. evil simply reflect our society & culture.

And they sell, as something completely foreign does not.

Back to the discussion at hand. Is it possible that the perjorative "Hunk on a Horse" image of fantasy is actually causing a number of excellent fantasy authors to classify themselves as literature? I think of Kurt Vonnegut and Mark Halperin, though there are probably others. It could be that "Fantasy" is a category is simply a dustbin for those with lesser influence with their publishers.