S. L. Beckett, Crossover Fiction. Global and Historical Perspectives

BECKETT, Sandra L., Crossover Fiction. Global and Historical Perspectives, New York, Routledge (Children's Literature and Culture), 2008, 360 p.
ISBN 978-0-415-98033-3

RÉSUMÉ

Crossover books transcend the conventionally recognized age barriers within the fiction market. Although crossover literature has recently acquired a prominent status thanks to the extraordinary cross-generational success of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter, authors and readers have been crossing the boundaries between adult and children's fiction in both directions ever since those boundaries were drawn. In fact, there is a very long tradition of literature shared by audiences of all ages.

In Crossover Fiction, Sandra L. Beckett explores the global trend of crossover literature and explains how it is transforming literary canons, concepts of readership, the status of authors, the publishing industry, and bookselling practices. This pioneering study will have significant relevance across disciplines, as scholars in literary studies, media and cultural studies, visual arts, education, psychology, and sociology examine the increasingly blurred borderlines between adults and young people in contemporary society, notably with regard to their consumption of popular culture.

TABLE DES MATIÈRES

Series Editor's Forward

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter One: Adult-to-Child Crossover Fiction

Chapter Two: Rewriting for Another Audience

Chapter Three: Child-to-Adult Crossover Fiction

Chapter Four: All Ages Fantasy

Chapter Five: Authors Crossing Over

Chapter Six: Publishers and the Marketplace

Chapter Seven: Paratexts and Packaging

Epilogue: Causes and Consequences of the Current Crossover Craze

Notes

Bibliography

Index