Building Imaginary Worlds

The Theory and History of Subcreation

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Science Fiction, Nonfiction, Entertainment, Film, History & Criticism, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
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Author: Mark J.P. Wolf ISBN: 9781136220807
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: March 14, 2014
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Mark J.P. Wolf
ISBN: 9781136220807
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: March 14, 2014
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Mark J.P. Wolf’s study of imaginary worlds theorizes world-building within and across media, including literature, comics, film, radio, television, board games, video games, the Internet, and more. Building Imaginary Worlds departs from prior approaches to imaginary worlds that focused mainly on narrative, medium, or genre, and instead considers imaginary worlds as dynamic entities in and of themselves. Wolf argues that imaginary worlds—which are often transnarrative, transmedial, and transauthorial in nature—are compelling objects of inquiry for Media Studies. Chapters touch on:

  • a theoretical analysis of how world-building extends beyond storytelling, the engagement of the audience, and the way worlds are conceptualized and experienced

    a history of imaginary worlds that follows their development over three millennia from the fictional islands of Homer’s Odyssey to the present

    internarrative theory examining how narratives set in the same world can interact and relate to one another

    an examination of transmedial growth and adaptation, and what happens when worlds make the jump between media

    an analysis of the transauthorial nature of imaginary worlds, the resulting concentric circles of authorship, and related topics of canonicity, participatory worlds, and subcreation’s relationship with divine Creation

Building Imaginary Worlds also provides the scholar of imaginary worlds with a glossary of terms and a detailed timeline that spans three millennia and more than 1,400 imaginary worlds, listing their names, creators, and the works in which they first appeared.

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Mark J.P. Wolf’s study of imaginary worlds theorizes world-building within and across media, including literature, comics, film, radio, television, board games, video games, the Internet, and more. Building Imaginary Worlds departs from prior approaches to imaginary worlds that focused mainly on narrative, medium, or genre, and instead considers imaginary worlds as dynamic entities in and of themselves. Wolf argues that imaginary worlds—which are often transnarrative, transmedial, and transauthorial in nature—are compelling objects of inquiry for Media Studies. Chapters touch on:

Building Imaginary Worlds also provides the scholar of imaginary worlds with a glossary of terms and a detailed timeline that spans three millennia and more than 1,400 imaginary worlds, listing their names, creators, and the works in which they first appeared.

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