{"product_id":"building-imaginary-worlds-the-theory-and-history-of-subcreation-paperback","title":"Building Imaginary Worlds: The Theory and History of Subcreation - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark J. P. Wolf\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark 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. \u003ci\u003eBuilding Imaginary Worlds \u003c\/i\u003edeparts 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: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ea theoretical analysis of how world-building extends beyond storytelling, the engagement of the audience, and the way worlds are conceptualized and experienced \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ea history of imaginary worlds that follows their development over three millennia from the fictional islands of Homer's \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e to the present \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003einternarrative theory examining how narratives set in the same world can interact and relate to one another\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ean examination of transmedial growth and adaptation, and what happens when worlds make the jump between media\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ean analysis of the transauthorial nature of imaginary worlds, the resulting concentric circles of authorship, and related topics of canonicity, participatory worlds, and subcreation's relationship with divine Creation \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuilding Imaginary Worlds also provides the scholar of imaginary worlds with a glossary of terms and a detailed timeline that spans three millennia and more than 1,400 imaginary worlds, listing their names, creators, and the works in which they first appeared.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMark J.P. Wolf\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Communication at Concordia University Wisconsin. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eMyst and Riven: The World of the D'ni\u003c\/i\u003e, editor of the two-volume \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of Video Games\u003c\/i\u003e, and co-editor with Bernard Perron of \u003ci\u003eThe Video Game Theory Reader 1 \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003e2\u003c\/i\u003e, among other books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 394\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 02, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755826348320,"sku":"9780415631204","price":118.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/96aad393c27507c71fba5e01c752f0a4.webp?v=1780069058","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/building-imaginary-worlds-the-theory-and-history-of-subcreation-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}