The fantasy of manners is a subgenre of fantasy literature that also partakes of the nature of a comedy of manners. Such works generally take place in an urban setting, within the confines of a fairly elaborate and almost always hierarchical social structure. The term was first used in print by the science fiction critic Donald G. Keller, in an article titled The Manner of Fantasy published in the April 1991 issue of The New York Review of Science Fiction.
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Notable ExampleSwordspoint by Ellen Kushner 1 Defining TraitProtagonists face their neighbors and peers within a society rather than external foes 1 Defining Trait Connections
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Swordspoint (and related works) by Ellen Kushner
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The protagonists are not pitted against fierce monsters or marauding armies, but against their neighbors and peers; the action takes place within a society, rather than being directed against an external foe.
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The fantasy of manners is a subgenre of fantasy literature that also partakes of the nature of a comedy of manners (though it is not necessarily humorous).
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is a subgenre of fantasy literature
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