num_pages: 304
description: Written originally as a fanfiction for the series Twilight  the popularity of Fifty Shades of Grey has made obvious what was always clear to fans and literary scholars that it is an essential human activity to read and retell epic stories of famous heroic characters. The Fanfiction Reader showcases the extent to which the archetypal storytelling exemplified by fanfiction has continuities with older the communal tale-telling cultures of the past and the remix cultures of the present have much in common. Short stories that draw on franchises such as Star Trek  Star Wars  Doctor Who  James Bond  and others are accompanied by short contextual and analytical essays wherein Coppa treats fanfictiona genre primarily written by women and minoritiesas a rich literary tradition in which non-mainstream themes and values can thrive. 
language: English
title: The Fanfiction Reader: Folk Tales for the Digital Age
publisher: University of Michigan Press