| Adoring Outlander: Essays on Fandom, Genre and the Female Audience Contributor(s): Frankel, Valerie Estelle (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1476664234 ISBN-13: 9781476664231 Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc. OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Science Fiction & Fantasy - Literary Collections | Essays - Social Science | Women's Studies |
| Dewey: 813.54 |
| LCCN: 2016003880 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 9" (0.75 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |