The fantasy of manners is a subgenre of fantasy literaturethat owes as much or more to the comedy of manners in an urban setting and within the confines of a fairly elaborate, and almost always hierarchical, social structure.
The fantasy of manners is a subgenre of fantasy literature that also partakes of the nature of a comedy of manners (though it is not necessarily humorous). Such works generally take place in an urban setting and within the confines of a fairly elaborate, and almost always hierarchical, social structure.