Young adult fantasy fiction : conventions, originality, reproducibility /
Kim Wilkins.
Bok Engelsk 2019 · Electronic books.
| Annen tittel | |
|---|---|
| Utgitt | Cambridge University Press
|
| Omfang | 1 online resource (76 pages) : : digital, PDF file(s).
|
| Utgave | 1st ed.
|
| Opplysninger | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Jul 2019).. - Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Young Adult Fantasy Fiction: Conventions, Originality, Reproducibility -- Contents -- Introduction: Genre and Young Adult Fantasy -- Defining Young Adult Fantasy -- Conceptualising Genre -- Section Outlines -- 1 Conventions and the Text -- The Cruel Past -- The Chosen One -- Tests and Institutions -- Conclusion -- 2 Originality and the Social -- Passionate Reading and Writing -- Genre and the Law -- Conclusion -- 3 Reproducibility and Industry -- The Proliferation of Storyworlds -- Seriality and the Franchise -- Reproducibility in the Market -- Convergence -- Conclusion -- Conclusion: Creative, Cultural, Commercial -- References.. - Young adult fantasy (YA fantasy) brings together two established genres - young adult fiction and fantasy fiction - and in so doing amplifies, energises, and leverages the textual, social, and industrial practices of the two genres: combining the fantastic with adolescent concerns; engaging passionate online fandoms; proliferating quickly into series and related works. By considering the texts alongside the way they are circulated and marketed, this Element aims to show that the YA fantasy genre is a dynamic formation that takes shape and reshapes itself responsively in a continuing process over time.
|
| Emner | |
| Sjanger | |
| Dewey | |
| ISBN | 1-108-55113-0
|
