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.
Author: Valerie Estelle Frankel
Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
Published: 02/03/2016
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781476664231
ISBN10: 1476664234
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Literary Collections | Essays
- Social Science | Women's Studies
Author: Valerie Estelle Frankel
Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
Published: 02/03/2016
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781476664231
ISBN10: 1476664234
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Literary Collections | Essays
- Social Science | Women's Studies
About the Author
Valerie Estelle Frankel teaches English at Mission College and San Jose City College. The author of 75 popular culture books and more than 100 stories and essays, she lives in Sunnyvale, California.