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Revisiting Imaginary Worlds

A Subcreation Studies Anthology

Edited by Mark Wolf
Format: Hardback
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, London, United Kingdom
Imprint: Routledge
Published: 22nd Dec 2016
Dimensions: w 224mm h 148mm d 28mm
Weight: 780g
ISBN-10: 1138942057
ISBN-13: 9781138942059
Barcode No: 9781138942059
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Synopsis
The concept of world and the practice of world creation have been with us since antiquity, but they are now achieving unequalled prominence. In this timely anthology of subcreation studies, an international roster of contributors come together to examine the rise and structure of worlds, the practice of world-building, and the audience's reception of imaginary worlds. Including essays written by world-builders A.K. Dewdney and Alex McDowell and offering critical analyses of popular worlds such as those of Oz, The Lord of the Rings, Star Trek, Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, and Minecraft, Revisiting Imaginary Worlds provides readers with a broad and interdisciplinary overview of the issues and concepts involved in imaginary worlds across media platforms.

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"A 'mixed bag' in the best possible sense, Revisiting Imaginary Worlds offers a highly diverse collection of intriguing perspectives on the theory, history, practice, and reception of world-building across media that complements the editor's earlier monograph Building Imaginary Worlds exceptionally well." -Jan-Noel Thon, author of Transmedial Narratology and Contemporary Media Culture

"To understand why fictional realms become so deeply entangled with our culture and how materials, characters, and symbolic implications converge within them, the concept of subcreation again proves its value, also offering a distinct groundwork within the emergent scholarly field of world building." -Marta Boni, University of Montreal, editor of World Building. Transmedia, Fans, Industries