The Routledge Companion to Imaginary Worlds (Routledge Media and Cultural Studies Companions)

This 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 __Star Trek__ universe, Thomas More’s classic __Utopia__, and J. R. R. Tolkien’s __Arda__, to elaborate, user-created game worlds like __Minecraft__, contributors present interdisciplinary perspectives on authorship, world structure/design, and narrative. __The Routledge Companion to Imaginary Worlds__ offers 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. This 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 Star Trek universe, Thomas More's classic Utopia, and J.R.R. Tolkien's Arda, to elaborate, user-created gameworlds like Minecraft, contributors present interdisciplinary perspectives on authorship, world structure/design, and narrative. The Routledge Companion to Imaginary Worlds offers new approaches to imaginary worlds both as an art form and cultural phenomenon, explorations of the technical and creative dimensions of world-building, and studies of specific worlds and world-builders Edited By Mark J. P. Wolf. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.