{"product_id":"the-routledge-companion-to-imaginary-worlds-9781138638914","title":"The Routledge Companion to Imaginary Worlds","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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 \u003ci\u003eStar Trek \u003c\/i\u003euniverse, Thomas Moreâs classic \u003ci\u003eUtopia\u003c\/i\u003e, and J. R. R. Tolkienâs \u003ci\u003eArda\u003c\/i\u003e, to elaborate, user-created game worlds like \u003ci\u003eMinecraft\u003c\/i\u003e, contributors present interdisciplinary perspectives on authorship, world structure\/design, and narrative. \u003ci\u003eThe Routledge Companion to Imaginary Worlds \u003c\/i\u003eoffers 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbout the Contributors\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePreface\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 1 Content and Story\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Locations and Borders \u003ci\u003eGerard Hynes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. The Hero’s Journey \u003ci\u003eLily Alexander\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. Invented Languages \u003ci\u003eDimitra Fimi and Andrew Higgins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. Invented Cultures \u003ci\u003eMark J. P. Wolf\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. Backstory \u003ci\u003eBenjamin J. Robertson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. Narrative Fabric \u003ci\u003eMark J. P. Wolf\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. Saviors \u003ci\u003eMark J. P. Wolf\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8. Portals \u003ci\u003eJennifer Harwood-Smith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 2 Form and Structure\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9. World Design \u003ci\u003eMark J. P. Wolf\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10. Ontological Rules \u003ci\u003eMarie-Laure Ryan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11. World Completeness \u003ci\u003eBenjamin J. Robertson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12. World Consistency \u003ci\u003eRodrigo Lessa and João Araújo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13. Geography and Maps \u003ci\u003eGerard Hynes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14. History and Timelines \u003ci\u003eBenjamin J. Robertson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15. Mythology \u003ci\u003eLily Alexander\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e16. Philosophy \u003ci\u003eEdward Castronova\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e17. Transmediality \u003ci\u003eLars Konzack\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e18. World-Building Tools \u003ci\u003eDavid Langdon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 3 Types of Worlds\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e19. Island Worlds \u003ci\u003eIan Kinane\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e20. Underground Worlds \u003ci\u003ePeter Fitting\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e21. Planets \u003ci\u003eJennifer Harwood-Smith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e22. Utopias and Dystopias \u003ci\u003ePeter Sands\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e23. Uchronias, Alternate Histories, and Counterfactuals \u003ci\u003eGeorge Carstocea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e24. Virtual Worlds \u003ci\u003eMark J. P. Wolf\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e25. Interactive and Participatory Worlds \u003ci\u003eMatthew Freeman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 4 Authorship and Reception\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e26. Subcreation \u003ci\u003eLars Konzack\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e27. Authorship \u003ci\u003eJessica Aldred\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e28. Reboots and Retroactive Continuity \u003ci\u003eWilliam Proctor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e29. Canonicity \u003ci\u003eWilliam Proctor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e30. Escapism \u003ci\u003eLars Konzack\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e31. Genre \u003ci\u003eLily Alexander\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e32. Fandom \u003ci\u003eMatt Hills\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e33. Worlds as Satire \u003ci\u003eGeorge Carstocea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e34. Worlds as Paracosms \u003ci\u003eJeremiah Piña\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e35. Worlds as Experiments \u003ci\u003eEdward Castronova\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e36. Worlds and Politics \u003ci\u003eDan Hassler-Forest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 5 Worlds and World-Builders\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e37. More’s Utopia \u003ci\u003eDavid Glimp\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e38. Cavendish’s Blazing-World \u003ci\u003eAnne M. Thell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e39. Swift’s World of \u003ci\u003eGulliver’s Travels\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Alff\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e40. Holberg’s Nazar and the Firmament \u003ci\u003ePeter Fitting\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e41. Paltock’s Sas Doorpt Swangeanti \u003ci\u003eEdward O’Hare\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e42. Defontenay’s Starian System \u003ci\u003eIrène Langlet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e43. Baum’s Oz \u003ci\u003eMichael O. Riley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e44. Wright’s \u003cem\u003eIslandia\u003c\/em\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael Saler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e45. Tolkien’s Arda \u003ci\u003eDimitra Fimi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e46. Roddenberry’s Star Trek Galaxy \u003ci\u003eMary McAuley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e47. Lucas’s Star Wars Galaxy \u003ci\u003eChristopher Hanson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e48. Linden Labs’s \u003ci\u003eSecond Life Astrid Ensslin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e49. Persson’s \u003ci\u003eMinecraft Lori Landay\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e50. No Man’s Sky \u003ci\u003eKevin Schut\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577837523287,"sku":"9781138638914","price":209.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138638914.jpg?v=1746096883","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-routledge-companion-to-imaginary-worlds-9781138638914","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}