false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182225633m/1246598.jpg 1246598 1 <div>Fandoms as diverse as Jane Austen, <i>Blake's 7</i>, and <i>The Bill</i> are explored in this guide to the cultural phenomenon of fan fiction. Examining how anonymous authors bring their own gloss and invention to their favorite novels, films, and TV series; develop characters; expand narratives; and, in the slash genre, explore homosexual relationships between otherwise heterosexual characters, this analysis covers fanfic terminology, its mechanisms for participation and support, the differences between fan fiction and conventional publishing, and the genre's literary merits.<br></div> 1235327 1 8 2006 The Democratic Genre: Fan Fiction in a Literary Context total:8|5:3|4:3|3:2| 8 33 17 2 4 0 false false Sun Nov 09 05:04:19 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 16 02:52:25 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Oct 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 06 15:14:52 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 08 14:02:41 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Aug 06 06:45:04 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 06:45:08 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Aug 05 19:22:29 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 19:22:29 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jul 18 16:27:10 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 16:27:10 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jun 09 00:45:32 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 00:45:32 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed May 13 13:21:15 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 13:21:15 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun May 10 18:38:58 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 18:39:53 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Apr 14 07:26:03 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 07:26:03 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Apr 01 15:44:26 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 15:44:26 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Jan 17 10:56:17 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 10:56:17 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jan 17 04:25:29 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 04:25:29 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Nov 14 22:05:18 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 14 22:05:26 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Wed Jan 02 21:24:06 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 02 21:27:57 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Thu Dec 27 08:02:34 -0800 2007 Fri Apr 10 08:51:50 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Jul 26 21:44:37 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 26 21:44:37 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Mon Jul 23 22:32:11 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 23 22:32:11 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1246598