Crossover fiction : global and historical perspectives

Summary

Titles

• Full Title: Crossover fiction : global and historical perspectives/ Sandra L. Beckett

Series Statement

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Notes

• Bibliography: side 298-323
• Indhold: Adult-to-child crossover fiction ; Rewriting for another audience ; Child-to-adult crossover fiction ; All ages fantasy ; Authors crossing over ; Publishers and the marketplace ; Paratexts and packaging

Identifiers

• Isbns: 9780415980333; 041598033X
• Oclc Number: (OCoLC)894993424

Publication Statement

• Place: New York
• Publisher: Routledge
• Date: 2009

Physical Description

• Extent: xiii, 346 sider ;
• Dimensions: 24 cm

Table Of Contents

• Indhold: Adult-to-child crossover fiction ; Rewriting for another audience ; Child-to-adult crossover fiction ; All ages fantasy ; Authors crossing over ; Publishers and the marketplace ; Paratexts and packaging

Summary

• Crossover books transcend the conventionally recognized age barriers within the fiction market. Although crossover literature has recently acquired a prominent status thanks to the extraordinary cross-generational success of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter, authors and readers have been crossing the boundaries between adult and children's fiction in both directions ever since those boundaries were drawn. In fact, there is a very long tradition of literature shared by audiences of all ages. In Crossover Fiction, Sandra L. Beckett explores the global trend of crossover literature and explains how it is transforming literary canons, concepts of readership, the status of authors, the publishing industry, and bookselling practices. This pioneering study will have significant relevance across disciplines, as scholars in literary studies, media and cultural studies, visual arts, education, psychology, and sociology examine the increasingly blurred borderlines between adults and young people in contemporary society, notably with regard to their consumption of popular culture. Well-written and exhaustively researched, Beckett's newest book will no doubt be the definitive volume on the crossover genre for years to come.

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