Metalepsis in Popular Culture

Published by De Gruyter 2011

Metalepsis in Popular Culture

Edited by: Karin Kukkonen and Sonja Klimek

Volume 28 in the series Narratologia

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110252804

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When readers become victims of the murder mysteries they are immersed in, when superheroes embark on a quest to challenge their authors or when the fictional rock band Gorillaz flirt with Madonna during their performance, then metalepsis in popular culture occurs. Metalepsis describes the transgression of the boundary between the fictional world and (a representation of) the real world. This volume establishes a transmedial definition of metalepsis and explores the phenomenon in twelve case studies across media and genres of popular culture: from film, TV series, animated cartoons, graphic novels and popular fiction to pop music, music videos, holographic projections and fan cultures.

Narrative studies have considered metalepsis so far largely as a phenomenon of postmodern or avant-garde literature. Metalepsis in Popular Culture investigates metalepsis’ ties to the popular and traces its transmedial importance through a wealth of examples from the turn of the 20th century to this day. The articles also address larger issues such as readerly immersion, the appeal of complexity in popular culture, or the negotiation of fiction and reality in media, and invite readers to rethink these issues through the prism of metalepsis.

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Karin Kukkonen, University of Tampere, Finland; Sonja Klimek, University of Fribourg, Switzerland.

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Frontmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	I
Table of Contents Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	V
Preface KARIN KUKKONEN and SONJA KLIMEK Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	VII
Metalepsis in Popular Culture: An Introduction KARIN KUKKONEN Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Metalepsis in Fantasy Fiction SONJA KLIMEK Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	22
Narrative Metalepsis in Detective Fiction LIVIU LUTAS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	41
“I’m so vain, I bet I think this song is about myself”: Carly Simon, Pop Music and the Problematic “I” of Lyric Poetry DAVID BEN-MERRE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	65
Metalepsis in Fan Vids and Fan Fiction TISHA TURK Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	83
“I had the strangest week ever!“ Metalepsis in Music Videos HENRY KEAZOR Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	104
Metaleptic TV Crossovers ERWIN FEYERSINGER Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
“Some weird kind of video feedback time warp zapping thing”: Television, Remote Controls, and Metalepsis JEFF THOSS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	158
Metalepsis in Popular Comedy Film KEYVAN SARKHOSH Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	171
Metalepsis in the Cartoons of Tex Avery: Expanding the Boundaries of Transgression JEAN-MARC LIMOGES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	196
Metalepsis in Comics and Graphic Novels KARIN KUKKONEN Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	213
Metalepsis in Live Performance: Holographic Projections of the Cartoon Band “Gorillaz” as a Means of Metalepsis ROBERTA HOFER Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	232
Pop-Culture in History: Metalepsis and Metareference in German and Italian Music Theatre HARALD FRICKE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	252
Afterword JOHN PIER Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	268
General Bibliography on Metalepsis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	277

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Academics, Libraries, Institutes
Pages
- Front matter: 14
- Main content: 280
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 3
Keywords: Narrative; Popular Culture; Metafiction; Transmediality; Media

eBook

Published: May 4, 2011
ISBN: 9783110252804

Hardcover

Published: April 19, 2011
ISBN: 9783110252781