'Imperial Culture' (non-canonista)

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Originally Posted by jason taylor

Does fantasy require that the audience be assumed to believe the plot impossible? For instance would Beowulf have been a thriller to the original audience and a fantasy to us? Because, if so "as long as anyone can remember" is dubious.

I wrote that 'GHOST STORIES' have been told as long as anyone can recall. That in no way requires that the audience believe or disbelieve in ghosts.


Which ghosts were you thinking of in Beowulf?