When readers become victims of the murder mysteries they are immersed
in, when superheroes embark on a quest to challenge their authors or
when the fictional rock band Gorillaz flirt with Madonna during their
performance, then metalepsis in popular culture occurs. Metalepsis
describes the transgression of the boundary between the fictional
world and (a representation of) the real world. This volume
establishes a transmedial definition of metalepsis and explores the
phenomenon in twelve case studies across media and genres of popular
culture: from film, TV series, animated cartoons, graphic novels and
popular fiction to pop music, music videos, holographic projections
and fan cultures. Narrative studies have considered metalepsis so far
largely as a phenomenon of postmodern or avant-garde literature.
Metalepsis in Popular Culture investigates metalepsis’ ties to the
popular and traces its transmedial importance through a wealth of
examples from the turn of the 20th century to this day. The articles
also address larger issues such as readerly immersion, the appeal of
complexity in popular culture, or the negotiation of fiction and
reality in media, and invite readers to rethink these issues through
the prism of metalepsis.
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ISBN
9783110252804
Publisert
2015
Utgave
1. utgave
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Vendor
De Gruyter
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok