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The Democratic Genre: Fan Fiction in a Literary Context (Paperback)

by Sheenagh Pugh (Author)
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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Seren; 1 edition (3 Aug 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1854113992
  • ISBN-13: 978-1854113993
  • Product Dimensions: 20.4 x 13.6 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 114,728 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Book Description
Critical study of fan fiction as a literary genre.

From the Author
How often have you read an article on fan fiction in the national press and wanted to tell mundanes what it's really like? To explain that there are web sites other than fanfiction.net? That all fic writers are not sad geeks? That slash and fanfic aren't synonyms?

Well, I did, and I decided to do something about it. I'm a lecturer in writing, also a professional writer (poems and novels). I'm also into fan culture, and I could see that the fan fiction I was reading was a genre in its own right, like those I practised and taught, and I felt someone should take it seriously.

So I wrote this book, to show how fan fiction fitted into a long tradition of canon writing and how it had evolved today. Friends within the community, and many writers I didn't know, gave me their co-operation, which is why I've been able to quote so much, not only fiction but writers' observations on how they work.

I've discussed all manner of fandoms, including Austen, Hornblower, Blakes 7, Discworld, The Bill, Lord of the Rings, Sherlock Holmes and others too numerous to mention. Gen, het, slash, metafic, fan poetry, serial stories, drabbles. If you want to read about the workings of the Live Kennedy Universe, J K Rowling's attitude to fan fiction or the effect of the Trousers of Time on character death in Discworld fic, it's here. As are parallels between the way profic and fanfic writers use drabbles, play intertextual games and discuss male vulnerability.

The first chapter, "Puppeteers", has been published in vol 5 of the University of Melbourne's online journal of media culture, Refractory.

I think this is new and needed and I hope you will too.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A great look at fan fiction, past and present, 25 Jun 2006
By Kristen Mara (Australia) - See all my reviews
It is wonderful to see a book take a serious, non derogatory look at fan fiction and those who write it. Sheenagh Pugh has clearly done her research, and "The Democratic Genre" is very readable, not weighted down in lofty academiese.

I've been writing and reading fan fiction for about eight years now, as well as 'mainstream', and continuing my favourite characters' stories in my head for far longer than that. This book covered all the bases I can think of, as well as things that I hadn't known about, or made me see them in a different light.

Quotes from fics and references from the wide 'myth kitty' show just how normal and natural fan fiction is and how it has evolved. A lot of us want to keep our favourite shows or universes going, or play out that missing scene or fix what we see as having been ruined.

I am glad that this book, while mentioning a wide range of fandoms, examines closely some of the British fandoms instead of sticking to Star Trek, etc.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A sound look at an underrated genre, 18 Feb 2008
By L. White "loopy" (UK) - See all my reviews
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From the beginning of this book, where the author puts fan fiction into an historical context, pointing out that writers have since the beginning of written fiction been borrowing and developing other characters, and that it's only since the copyright laws that it has been considered in any way inferior to other forms of writing, I felt this book would be well worth my time. Pugh takes a confident walk through different aspects of fan fiction, looking at how it can either give more of the original work or offer more than the original work could offer, for example in character development. She shows how the writers of tv programmes have changed content in response to the same demands as fan fiction, and how fan fiction is a genre in its own right, making extensive use of intertextuality to make its point.
I've written fanfiction for years, and feel a lot better about my art for having read this book.
As with fanfiction itself, You will gain most out of the book if you know the source material of the topics discussed, but there is enough background given to be able to follow the book perfectly well, and you might even find yourself seeking out some of the stories mentioned. Examples are given to illustrate various points, and there are plenty of references.
All in all, this is a very readable, enjoyable and informative book.
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