ABSTRACT
The Routledge Companion to Literary Media examines the fast-moving present and future of a media ecosystem in which the literary continues to play a vital role. The term ‘literary media’ challenges the tendency to hold the two terms distinct and broadens accepted usage of the literary to include popular cultural forms, emerging technologies and taste cultures, genres, and platforms, as well as traditions and audiences all too often excluded from literary histories and canons.
Featuring contributions from leading international scholars and practitioners, the Companion provides a comprehensive guide to existing terms and theories that address the alignment of literature and a variety of media forms. It situates the concept in relation to existing theories and histographies; considers emerging genres and forms such as locative narratives and autofiction; and expands discussion beyond the boundaries by which literary authorship is conventionally defined. Contributors also examine specific production and publishing contexts to provide in-depth analysis of the promotion of literary media materials. The volume further considers reading and other aspects of situated audience engagement, such as Indigenous and oral storytelling, prize and review cultures, book clubs, children, and young adults.
This authoritative collection is an invaluable resource for scholars and students working at the intersection of literary and media studies.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|46 pages
Literary Media in Context
part II|124 pages
Forms, Media, Materialities
chapter 12|15 pages
Composing Narratives through Song Cycles
part III|98 pages
Creators, Networks, Intermediaries
chapter 14|10 pages
Virtual Darkness, Tangible Light
part IV|114 pages
Markets, Economies, Industries
chapter 23|12 pages
Independent Publishing in a Post-digital World
chapter 24|13 pages
Readers, Markets and a Packet of Literary Media, Please
chapter 26|13 pages
Literary Pilgrimages for Play and Profit
chapter 28|12 pages
Capturing the Imagination
chapter 29|14 pages
Many Gates with a Single Keeper
part V|150 pages
Audiences, Engagement, Environments