Building Imaginary Worlds: The Theory and History of Subcreation

ISBN-13: 9780415631198 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 408 str.

Mark J. P. Wolf

Opis

From Atlantis to Azeroth, Mark J.P. Wolf's study of imaginary worlds theorises world-building across mediums, including those in literature, comics, film, radio, television, board games, video games, and more. He argues that imaginary worlds - which are often transnarrative, transmedial, and transauthorial in nature - are dynamic objects of inquiry for media studies.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. Worlds within the World  2. A History of Imaginary Worlds  3. World Structures and Systems of Relationships  4. More Than a Story: Narrative Threads and Narrative Fabric  5. Subcreation within Subcreated Worlds  6. Transmedial Growth and Adaptation  7. Circles of Authorship  Glossary  Appendix: Timeline of Imaginary Worlds

O autorze

Mark J.P. Wolf is Professor of Communication at Concordia University Wisconsin. He is the author of Myst and Riven: The World of the D’ni, editor of the two-volume Encyclopedia of Video Games, and co-editor with Bernard Perron of The Video Game Theory Reader 1 and 2, among other books.