What is behind Outlander fever--the hit television drama's popularity? Is it author Diana Gabaldon's teasing posts on social media? Is it the real history reimagined? The highly emotional melodrama? Or is it the take-charge heroine and the sweet hero in a kilt? One of the show's biggest draws is its multigenre appeal. Gabaldon--whose Outlander novels form the basis of the series--has called it science fiction, fantasy, romance, historical fiction and military fiction, depending on her audience. This collection of new essays explores the series as a romance, a ghost story, an epic journey, a…mehr
What is behind Outlander fever--the hit television drama's popularity? Is it author Diana Gabaldon's teasing posts on social media? Is it the real history reimagined? The highly emotional melodrama? Or is it the take-charge heroine and the sweet hero in a kilt? One of the show's biggest draws is its multigenre appeal. Gabaldon--whose Outlander novels form the basis of the series--has called it science fiction, fantasy, romance, historical fiction and military fiction, depending on her audience. This collection of new essays explores the series as a romance, a ghost story, an epic journey, a cozy mystery, a comedy of manners, a gothic thriller and a feminist answer to Game of Thrones, and considers the source of its broad appeal.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Valerie Estelle Frankel teaches English at Mission College and San Jose City College. The author of more than 90 popular culture books and more than 100 stories and essays, she lives in Sunnyvale, California.
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Table of Contents Introduction: On Modern Multi-Genre and a New Age for Fandom Part I: Gabaldon's Fans, Forming Communities "A love letter to Scotland": The Creation and Conception of Heritage (Stephenie McGucken) Engaging with "Herself": Fandom and Authorship in the Age of Tumblr (Jennifer Phillips and Katharina Freund) Diana Gabaldon's Excerpts and Daily Lines: When the First Read Is a Re-Read (Jessica R. Matthews) Melodrama, Gender and Nostalgia: The Appeal of Outlander (Eleanor Ty) Part II: The Romance Question-Is It or Isn't "Linked ... through the body of one man": Black Jack Randall as a Non-Traditional Romance Villain (Michelle L. Jones) The Good, the Bad and Lord John Grey: Observations on Desire, Sex, Violence, Lust and Love (Sandi Solis) Traveling Through Time and Genre: Are the Outlander Books Romance Novels? (Jodi McAlister) Gabaldon and the Practice of Gay Male Homoerotic Reading (Anthony Guy Patricia) Part III: Putting the Speculative in Speculative Fiction The Short Stories on the Science Fiction Shelf, or Lord John Grey Complicates Matters as Usual (Valerie Estelle Frankel) Half-Ghosts and Their Legacy for Claire, Jamie and Roger (Stella Murillo) Confrontational Content, Gendered Gazes and the Ethics of Adaptation in Outlander and Game of Thrones (Jennifer Phillips) The Heroine's Journey: Claire Beauchamp Reclaims the Feminine (Patti McCarthy) Appendix A: Series Reading Order Appendix B: Television Episode Guide Appendix C: Television Cast and Crew About the Contributors Index
Table of Contents Introduction: On Modern Multi-Genre and a New Age for Fandom Part I: Gabaldon's Fans, Forming Communities "A love letter to Scotland": The Creation and Conception of Heritage (Stephenie McGucken) Engaging with "Herself": Fandom and Authorship in the Age of Tumblr (Jennifer Phillips and Katharina Freund) Diana Gabaldon's Excerpts and Daily Lines: When the First Read Is a Re-Read (Jessica R. Matthews) Melodrama, Gender and Nostalgia: The Appeal of Outlander (Eleanor Ty) Part II: The Romance Question-Is It or Isn't "Linked ... through the body of one man": Black Jack Randall as a Non-Traditional Romance Villain (Michelle L. Jones) The Good, the Bad and Lord John Grey: Observations on Desire, Sex, Violence, Lust and Love (Sandi Solis) Traveling Through Time and Genre: Are the Outlander Books Romance Novels? (Jodi McAlister) Gabaldon and the Practice of Gay Male Homoerotic Reading (Anthony Guy Patricia) Part III: Putting the Speculative in Speculative Fiction The Short Stories on the Science Fiction Shelf, or Lord John Grey Complicates Matters as Usual (Valerie Estelle Frankel) Half-Ghosts and Their Legacy for Claire, Jamie and Roger (Stella Murillo) Confrontational Content, Gendered Gazes and the Ethics of Adaptation in Outlander and Game of Thrones (Jennifer Phillips) The Heroine's Journey: Claire Beauchamp Reclaims the Feminine (Patti McCarthy) Appendix A: Series Reading Order Appendix B: Television Episode Guide Appendix C: Television Cast and Crew About the Contributors Index
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