Building imaginary worlds the theory and history of subcreation
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 o...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York ; Oxfordshire, England :
Routledge
c2012.
New York ; Oxfordshire, England : 2012. |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798209406719 |
| Sumario: | 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: |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (409 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781136220814 9780203096994 |
