Editing High fantasy (section)

==Themes==
High fantasy has often been defined by its themes and messages.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Wolfgang|first=Baur|title=Kobold Guide to Worldbuilding|publisher=Kobold Press|year=2012|editor-last=Silverstein|editor-first=Janna|pages=27|language=English|chapter=How Real is Your World? On History and Setting}}</ref> "[[Good versus evil]]" is a common one in high fantasy, and defining the character of evil is often an important theme in a work of high fantasy,<ref>Tom Shippey, ''J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century'', p 120, {{ISBN|0-618-25759-4}}</ref> such as ''The Lord of the Rings''. The importance of the concept of good and evil can be regarded as the distinguishing mark between high fantasy and sword and sorcery.<ref name=":0">Joseph A. McCullough V, "[http://www.blackgate.com/articles/S&S.htm The Demarcation of Sword and Sorcery] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081010011823/http://www.blackgate.com/articles/S%26S.htm |date=10 October 2008 }}"</ref> In many works of high fantasy, this conflict marks a deep concern with moral issues; in other works, the conflict is a power struggle, with, for instance, [[Wizard (fantasy)|wizard]]s behaving irresponsibly whether they are "good" or "evil".<ref>Ursula K. Le Guin, "The Question I Get Asked Most Often" p 274, ''The Wave in the Mind'', {{ISBN|1-59030-006-8}}</ref>