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Mashup novel

January 01, 1970

This article is about a novel's unauthorised adaptation but set in an alternative fictional universe. For an authorised combination of separate fictional universes, see crossover (fiction).

A mash-up novel (also called "mashup" or "mashed-up novel") is an unauthorised non-canonical (and not even in-universe) work of fiction (often parody) which combines a pre-existing literature text, often a classic work of fiction, with another genre, usually horror genre, into a single narrative.

Characteristics edit

Marjorie Kehe of the Christian Science Monitor renders this admixture of classic text as "somewhere between 60 and 85 percent original text, with new plot twists added by contemporary co-authors".[1] These "twists" often include horror fiction elements like vampires, werewolves or zombies.

History edit

The term mashup or mash-up originated within the music industry.[2] Also called "mash-up", songs within the genre are described as a song or composition created by blending two or more pre-recorded songs, usually by overlaying the vocal track of one song seamlessly over the instrumental track of another.[3] To the extent that such works are "transformative" of original content, they may find protection from copyright claims under the "fair use" doctrine of copyright law.[4] Adam Cohen of the New York Times notes that even before that, "the idea of combining two data sources into a new product began in the tech world" before spreading to other media, including book publishing.[5]

The term appears to have first been coined in a review of Seth Grahame-Smith's 2009 novel Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Initially calling it a "parody" and "literary hybrid", Caroline Kellogg, lead blogger for Jacket Copy, The LA Times' book blog, later describes the work as "novel-as-mashup".[6] As the popularity of the novel grew and a bidding war commenced over the film rights to the book, the term spread. Subsequent mash-up novels include Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters, Little Women and Werewolves and Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter (also by Grahame-Smith), the last of which was adapted into a film of the same name.

Prior to publication, the artwork cover for Pride and Prejudice and Zombies depicting a "zombified" Regency portrait of Marcia Fox by Sir William Beechey altered by Quirk Books artist Eric "Doogie" Horner to show her lower face eroded, exposing bone and viscera caught the attention of bloggers,[6] as did the opening line of the novel: "It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains." This is a parody of Austen's original line, "It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man, in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."

As a genre edit

While most works in mash-up genre rely on fictional texts as their basis, other works like Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter superimpose the same sort of contrasting genre upon historical figures and events. A more recent phenomenon within the genre is the combination of more than two original works, or genres, as in the case of Robinson Crusoe (The Eerie Adventures of the Lycanthrope), which combines the original novel with elements borrowed from the works of H. P. Lovecraft as well as the popular genre of werewolf fiction, and is accordingly attributed to three authors – Daniel Defoe, H. P. Lovecraft and Peter Clines.[7]

Exemplars edit

As previously noted, the novel Pride and Prejudice and Zombies combines Jane Austen's classic 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice with elements of modern zombie fiction, crediting Austen as co-author. It was first published in April 2009 by Quirk Books and in October 2009 a Deluxe Edition was released, containing full-color images and additional zombie scenes.[8]

An earlier novel, Move Under Ground by Nick Mamatas, was a 2004 novel combining the Beat style of Jack Kerouac with the cosmic horror of H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos.

Copyright issues edit

Mashup novels constitute derivative works since they include major elements borrowed from an original, previously created work. Most authors of such novels, however, avoid potential legal issues (and the payment of royalties to the original writers) by basing their books on texts that are in the public domain.

Reception edit

While initially well-received (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies spent eight months on the New York Times Best Seller list and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter has already been made into a feature film), at least one reviewer has suggested that the genre has run its course in popularity. Jennifer Schuessler, of The New York Times reflects the pessimism of critics of the genre:

Publishers in search of a marketing hook aren't above trumpeting even their most middling wares as a mix of Dickens, Chekhov and Dan Brown. This year, a small publishing house in Philadelphia hit on a more effective formula: Take some Jane Austen, add a healthy dollop of gore and start counting the money.[9]

Examples edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Kehe, Marjorie (15 January 2010). "'Android Karenina': no end in sight to mash-up novels". Chapter & Verse. Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  2. ^ Rojas, Pete. "Bootleg Culture 2006-06-17 at the Wayback Machine". August 1, 2002. Accessed Wednesday, January 2, 2008.
  3. ^ Geoghegan, Michael and Klass, Dan (2005). Podcast Solutions: The Complete Guide to Podcasting, p.45. ISBN 1-59059-554-8.
  4. ^ Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Online Video 2010-06-02 at the Wayback Machine, American University, Center for Social Media
  5. ^ Cohen, Adam. Mr. Darcy Woos Elizabeth Bennet While Zombies Attack. April 13, 2009, The New York Times.
  6. ^ a b Kellogg, Carolyn (4 April 2009). "'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies' by Seth Grahame-Smith: The undead meet Jane Austen in L.A. author's horror mashup". Jacket Copy. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  7. ^ Clines, Peter, Daniel Defoe, and H. P. Lovecraft. The Eerie Adventures of the Lycanthrope Robinson Crusoe. ISBN 978-1934861523. Permuted Press, 2010. Print.
  8. ^ "Pride & Prejudice & Zombies Deluxe Edition Available Soon". Dreadcentral.com. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
  9. ^ Schuessler, Jennifer. "Undead-Austen Mash-Ups". Book Reviews. The New York Times. Retrieved 1 November 2012.

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This article is about a novel s unauthorised adaptation but set in an alternative fictional universe For an authorised combination of separate fictional universes see crossover fiction A mash up novel also called mashup or mashed up novel is an unauthorised non canonical and not even in universe work of fiction often parody which combines a pre existing literature text often a classic work of fiction with another genre usually horror genre into a single narrative Contents 1 Characteristics 2 History 3 As a genre 4 Exemplars 5 Copyright issues 6 Reception 7 Examples 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksCharacteristics editMarjorie Kehe of the Christian Science Monitor renders this admixture of classic text as somewhere between 60 and 85 percent original text with new plot twists added by contemporary co authors 1 These twists often include horror fiction elements like vampires werewolves or zombies History editThe term mashup or mash up originated within the music industry 2 Also called mash up songs within the genre are described as a song or composition created by blending two or more pre recorded songs usually by overlaying the vocal track of one song seamlessly over the instrumental track of another 3 To the extent that such works are transformative of original content they may find protection from copyright claims under the fair use doctrine of copyright law 4 Adam Cohen of the New York Times notes that even before that the idea of combining two data sources into a new product began in the tech world before spreading to other media including book publishing 5 The term appears to have first been coined in a review of Seth Grahame Smith s 2009 novel Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Initially calling it a parody and literary hybrid Caroline Kellogg lead blogger for Jacket Copy The LA Times book blog later describes the work as novel as mashup 6 As the popularity of the novel grew and a bidding war commenced over the film rights to the book the term spread Subsequent mash up novels include Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters Little Women and Werewolves and Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter also by Grahame Smith the last of which was adapted into a film of the same name Prior to publication the artwork cover for Pride and Prejudice and Zombies depicting a zombified Regency portrait of Marcia Fox by Sir William Beechey altered by Quirk Books artist Eric Doogie Horner to show her lower face eroded exposing bone and viscera caught the attention of bloggers 6 as did the opening line of the novel It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains This is a parody of Austen s original line It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife As a genre editWhile most works in mash up genre rely on fictional texts as their basis other works like Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter superimpose the same sort of contrasting genre upon historical figures and events A more recent phenomenon within the genre is the combination of more than two original works or genres as in the case of Robinson Crusoe The Eerie Adventures of the Lycanthrope which combines the original novel with elements borrowed from the works of H P Lovecraft as well as the popular genre of werewolf fiction and is accordingly attributed to three authors Daniel Defoe H P Lovecraft and Peter Clines 7 Exemplars editAs previously noted the novel Pride and Prejudice and Zombies combines Jane Austen s classic 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice with elements of modern zombie fiction crediting Austen as co author It was first published in April 2009 by Quirk Books and in October 2009 a Deluxe Edition was released containing full color images and additional zombie scenes 8 An earlier novel Move Under Ground by Nick Mamatas was a 2004 novel combining the Beat style of Jack Kerouac with the cosmic horror of H P Lovecraft s Cthulhu Mythos Copyright issues editMashup novels constitute derivative works since they include major elements borrowed from an original previously created work Most authors of such novels however avoid potential legal issues and the payment of royalties to the original writers by basing their books on texts that are in the public domain Reception editWhile initially well received Pride and Prejudice and Zombies spent eight months on the New York Times Best Seller list and Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter has already been made into a feature film at least one reviewer has suggested that the genre has run its course in popularity Jennifer Schuessler of The New York Times reflects the pessimism of critics of the genre Publishers in search of a marketing hook aren t above trumpeting even their most middling wares as a mix of Dickens Chekhov and Dan Brown This year a small publishing house in Philadelphia hit on a more effective formula Take some Jane Austen add a healthy dollop of gore and start counting the money 9 Examples editThis article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Mashup novel news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2022 Learn how and when to remove this message Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter Android Karenina The Book of Renfield Move Under Ground Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Dawn of the Dreadfuls Queen Victoria Demon Hunter The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters The Great Gatsby and the ZombiesSee also editCopyright protection for fictional characters Continuation novel Cross licensing Crossover fiction authorised sometimes canonical mixing of characters or worlds from originally separate fictional universes for new story Intercompany crossover in comics Klinger v Conan Doyle Estate Ltd Parallel novel non canonical expansions within the fictional universe Pastiche The Adventures of Tintin Breaking Free The Lunar ChroniclesReferences edit Kehe Marjorie 15 January 2010 Android Karenina no end in sight to mash up novels Chapter amp Verse Christian Science Monitor Retrieved 1 November 2012 Rojas Pete Bootleg Culture Archived 2006 06 17 at the Wayback Machine August 1 2002 Accessed Wednesday January 2 2008 Geoghegan Michael and Klass Dan 2005 Podcast Solutions The Complete Guide to Podcasting p 45 ISBN 1 59059 554 8 Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Online Video Archived 2010 06 02 at the Wayback Machine American University Center for Social Media Cohen Adam Mr Darcy Woos Elizabeth Bennet While Zombies Attack April 13 2009 The New York Times a b Kellogg Carolyn 4 April 2009 Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame Smith The undead meet Jane Austen in L A author s horror mashup Jacket Copy Los Angeles Times Retrieved 1 November 2012 Clines Peter Daniel Defoe and H P Lovecraft The Eerie Adventures of the Lycanthrope Robinson Crusoe ISBN 978 1934861523 Permuted Press 2010 Print Pride amp Prejudice amp Zombies Deluxe Edition Available Soon Dreadcentral com Retrieved March 10 2010 Schuessler Jennifer Undead Austen Mash Ups Book Reviews The New York Times Retrieved 1 November 2012 External links editQuirk Classics website imprint of Quirk Books dedicated to Mashups Sussex Chainsaw Massacre The horrification of Jane Austen overview of genre and review of Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters New York Magazine 6 September 2009 Pride And Prejudice And Zombies Spin Offs Are Out Of Control 11 Classic Monster Mashups The Huffington Post 28 April 2010 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mashup novel amp oldid 1213844784, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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