Literatura fantástica e as razões de sua preferência pelos seus leitores

Abstract

The present research has as its theme the fantastic literature, bringing their origins, characteristics, the main genres, some works belonging and its importance in the context of the Reading and Information. The objective of this study was to identify the reasons why the readers of fantastic literature to consider their preferred reading, and that information is identified by them in fantastic content. The methodology used is the descriptive-qualitative research, with the application of a questionnaire with open and closed questions, with the readers of fantastic literature residents in Teresina, capital of the state of Piauí, individual and social profiles varied. According to the bibliographical study developed, it is intended to demonstrate that the fantastic literature brings contributions to the habit of reading, and it is possible to acquire information and knowledge, in addition to serving as a form of relaxation and fun for anyone who reads it. The survey found through studies and the questionnaire that the fantastic literature is a secular genre with its own characteristics and others that pervades other literary genres, such as stories, novels etc., in terms of the imaginary aspect of literary creation. It was also found that, despite the fantasy, the fantasy literature dialoguing with the reality in the constitution of their content, allowing informational aspects of the socialhistorical contexts, scientific, technological and cultural awakening, in this sense, the interest of readers in the light of such approaches. Given the above, it is concluded that the fantastic is the main feature that characterises the habit of reading this literature, without, however, departing from the construction of the critical sense from the historical and cultural contextualizations that pervades the bibliographic content of the works of fantastic literature.