Here is simply an outstanding essay on fantasy fiction and why it’s been so popular since the sixties and seventies. I won’t spoil the punchline; but if fantasy interests you, you should give it a read. (Via Mark Shea.)
The View from the Foothills
A tiny principality in the Commonwealth of Letters
The View from the Foothills 
What a splendid article. I’ve always had the feeling that the writing of fantasy is (or can be) a profoundly anti-nihilist activity. It gives me courage.
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