Adapting Bestsellers - Fantasy, Franchise and the Afterlife of Storyworlds

This Element looks at adaptations of bestselling works of popular fiction to cinema, television, stage, radio, video games and other media platforms. It focuses on 'transmedia storytelling', building its case studies around the genre of modern fantasy.

List of contents

1. Introduction: adaptation, franchise and modern fantasy; 2. The afterlife of modern fantasy; 3. Adapting J. R. R. Tolkien; 4. J. K. Rowling and the Potterverse; 5. George R. R. Martin and HBO's Game of Thrones.

Summary

This Element looks at adaptations of bestselling works of popular fiction to cinema, television, stage, radio, video games and other media platforms. It focuses on 'transmedia storytelling', building its case studies around the genre of modern fantasy.

Product details

• Authors: Ken Gelder, Ken (University of Melbourne) Gelder
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781108731089
• ISBN: 978-1-108-73108-9
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in Publishing and Boo; Elements in Publishing and Book Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Journalism; Fantasy, FICTION / Fantasy / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory, LITERARY CRITICISM / Reference, Literature: history & criticism, Literary studies: general, Literary theory, Literary reference works, Literature: history and criticism