Abstract:

This paper aims at exploring various aspects of Todorovion construct of the concept of genre: Fantastic. An attempt is made to understand various constituents of this minor genre. Fantastic is receiving significant critical attention. This genre has its two neighbors: uncanny and marvelous. This paper also explores how genre depends on the connection between the texts rather than the limitations of internal structures. In this connection, Todorov suggests that individual texts can be described in terms of discrete internal structure and outside influences and culture change can be reflected through genres. Far from being static, genres exist in the state of instability and flux and as far as their value is concerned, it is arbitrary and imposed from outside.

Key- words: fantastic, uncanny, marvelous, genre, fantasy