The Routledge Companion to Imaginary Worlds
Author | : Mark Wolf |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 677 |
Release | : 2017-09-27 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781317268284 |
ISBN-13 | : 1317268288 |
Rating | : 4/5 (288 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Routledge Companion to Imaginary Worlds written by Mark Wolf and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-27 with total page 677 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This companion provides a definitive and cutting-edge guide to the study of imaginary and virtual worlds across a range of media, including literature, television, film, and games. From the Star Trek universe, Thomas More’s classic Utopia, and J. R. R. Tolkien’s Arda, to elaborate, user-created game worlds like Minecraft, contributors present interdisciplinary perspectives on authorship, world structure/design, and narrative. The Routledge Companion to Imaginary Worlds offers new approaches to imaginary worlds as an art form and cultural phenomenon, explorations of the technical and creative dimensions of world-building, and studies of specific worlds and worldbuilders.