Fantasy elements and Their functions in the Long Fairytale of Bustan-e- Khayal (Moeznameh)

Fantasy is a new topic in literature that is rooted in myths and fairy tales. Folk tales are the range of presence of imaginary elements. Fantasy is the most mysterious and horrifying kind of story that, by breaking the barrier of the mind, creates a world full of wonderful events and supernatural beings parallel or tied to the real world. The folk tale of Bustan-e- Khayal is full of these elements and imaginative scenes. the author creates a mythical world to situate the protagonist protagonist in the ear of fourth caliph of the Fatimids, and a world full of imaginary places and fantasy elements. This article uses descriptive-analytical and semiotic methods of fantasy stories to extract fantasy and imaginative elements and tricks of the story such as imaginary places and characters, magic and spells, the function of supernatural elements on the ideal action of the protagonist and The fantastic atmosphere illuminates this legend.The finding of this study showed that: this story is sometimes pure or surreal fantasy and sometimes verisimilar fantasy. The author sometimes invites supernatural elements to the real world of his story and sometimes invents imaginary place and time for the story and new events.