Serialization in Literature Across Media and Markets Linkis Sara Tanderup
Serialization is an old narrative strategy and a form of publication that can be traced far back in literary history, yet serial narratives are as popular as ever. This book investigates a resurgence…
Specifikacia Serialization in Literature Across Media and Markets Linkis Sara Tanderup
Serialization is an old narrative strategy and a form of publication that can be traced far back in literary history, yet serial narratives are as popular as ever. This book investigates a resurgence of serial narratives in contemporary literary culture.Analyzing series as diverse as Mark Z. Danielewski's experimental book series The Familiar; audiobook series by the Swedish streaming service Storytel; children's books by Lemony Snicket and Philip Pullman and their adaptations into screen; and serial writing and reading on the writing site Wattpad, the book traces how contemporary series at once are shaped by literary tradition and develop the format according to the logics of new media and digital technologies.The book sheds light on the interplay between the selected serials' narrative content and medial, social, and economic