Detailed Information on Publication Record
2022
Introducing Lore Books
ŠKROBÁNKOVÁ, LauraBasic information
Original name
Introducing Lore Books
Authors
ŠKROBÁNKOVÁ, Laura (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)
Edition
1. vyd. Opava, Text from modern linguistic and literary perspectives/ Text aus moderner linguistischer und literaturwissenschaftlicher Perspektive, p. 35-50, 16 pp. Text from modern linguistic and literary perspectives/ Text aus moderner linguistischer und literaturwissenschaftlicher Perspektive, 2022
Publisher
Slezská univerzita v Opavě
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Kapitola resp. kapitoly v odborné knize
Field of Study
60200 6.2 Languages and Literature
Country of publisher
Czech Republic
Confidentiality degree
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
Publication form
printed version "print"
RIV identification code
RIV/47813059:19240/22:A0001086
Organization unit
Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
ISBN
978-80-7510-528-8
Keywords in English
lore; video games; fantasy fiction; 21st century lore books
Tags
Reviewed
Změněno: 16/3/2023 11:45, doc. PhDr. Michaela Weiss, Ph.D.
Abstract
V originále
The article examines an unofficial sub-genre of fantasy fiction known in the community of video game players (gamers) as lore books. It introduces the genre and compares it with general fantasy fiction in order to highlight the key differences that set the sub-genre aside. Furthermore, it differentiates between lore books, adaptations, and novelizations, explaining various approaches towards video game literature creation. The aim of the article is to introduce the genre of lore books and show its distinct features of world-building and narrative writing, proving its uniqueness and importance not only for the video gaming world, but also the literary field.