{"product_id":"9780367558475","title":"Exploring Imaginary Worlds Essays on Media, Structure, and Subcreation","description":"\u003ch1\u003eExploring Imaginary Worlds\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eEssays on Media, Structure, and Subcreation\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMark Wolf\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Collections \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eThe Brothers Karamazov \u003c\/i\u003eto \u003ci\u003eStar Trek \u003c\/i\u003eto \u003ci\u003eTwin Peaks\u003c\/i\u003e, this collection explores a variety of different imaginary worlds both historic and contemporary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing contributions from an interdisciplinary and international group of scholars, each essay looks at a particular imaginary world in-depth, and world-building issues associated with that world. Together, the essays explore the relationship between the worlds and the media in which they appear as they examine imaginary worlds in literature, television, film, computer games, and theatre, with many existing across multiple media simultaneously. The book argues that the media incarnation of a world affects world structure and poses unique obstacles to the act of world-building. The worlds discussed include Nazar, Barsetshire, Skotopogonievsk, the Vorkosigan Universe, Grover’s Corners, Gormenghast, Collinsport, Daventry, Dune, the \u003ci\u003eDeath Gate Cycle \u003c\/i\u003euniverse, Twin Peaks, and the \u003ci\u003eStar Trek \u003c\/i\u003egalaxy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA follow-up to Mark J. P. Wolf ’s field-defining book \u003ci\u003eBuilding Imaginary Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e, this collection will be of critical interest to students and scholars of popular culture, subcreation studies, transmedia studies, literature, and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark J. P. Wolf is Professor in the Communication Department at Concordia University, Wisconsin. His 23 books include \u003ci\u003eThe Video \u003c\/i\u003eGame \u003ci\u003eTheory Reader 1 \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003e2 \u003c\/i\u003e(2003, 2008), \u003ci\u003eThe Video Game Explosion \u003c\/i\u003e(2007), \u003ci\u003eMyst \u0026amp; Riven: The World of the D’ni \u003c\/i\u003e(2011), \u003ci\u003eBefore the Crash: An Anthology of Early Video Game History \u003c\/i\u003e(2012), \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of Video Games \u003c\/i\u003e(2012), \u003ci\u003eBuilding Imaginary Worlds \u003c\/i\u003e(2012), \u003ci\u003eThe Routledge Companion to Video Game Studies \u003c\/i\u003e(2014), \u003ci\u003eLEGO Studies \u003c\/i\u003e(2014), \u003ci\u003eVideo Games Around the World \u003c\/i\u003e(2015), \u003ci\u003eRevisiting Imaginary Worlds \u003c\/i\u003e(2016), \u003ci\u003eVideo Games FAQ \u003c\/i\u003e(2017), \u003ci\u003eThe World of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood \u003c\/i\u003e(2017), \u003ci\u003eThe Routledge Companion to Imaginary Worlds \u003c\/i\u003e(2018), and \u003ci\u003eThe Routledge Companion to Media Technology and Obsolescence \u003c\/i\u003e(2018), which won the SCMS 2020 award for Best Edited Collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e01 August 2022\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTaylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRoutledge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780367558475\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e244\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13.13\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63534769209484,"sku":"9780367558475","price":56.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780367558475","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}