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more types

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	Random notes: To some extent all works include some reinterpretive aspect. They are retelling a historic event, or placing the same story (two people meet, fall in love, face problems, and have a tragic/happy ending) in some new setting. To some extent it might be argued that all retellings are reappropriations of myths, old or new; without a certain mythic status in a culture, there would be no point in retelling a work. However, it may also be that a work has resonance only for the reteller and reinterpreter. One could imagine the reinterpreted work becoming better-known than the original.		Random notes: To some extent all works include some reinterpretive aspect. They are retelling a historic event, or placing the same story (two people meet, fall in love, face problems, and have a tragic/happy ending) in some new setting. To some extent it might be argued that all retellings are reappropriations of myths, old or new; without a certain mythic status in a culture, there would be no point in retelling a work. However, it may also be that a work has resonance only for the reteller and reinterpreter. One could imagine the reinterpreted work becoming better-known than the original.

	Types of retellings:		==Types of retellings:==
	* Switch a major character from one gender, ethnicity, or other significant identity characteristic to another		* Switch a major character from one gender, ethnicity, or other significant identity characteristic to another
	* Tell the same story from the perspective of another character		* Tell the same story from the perspective of another character
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	* Change some aspect of the plot or story		* Change some aspect of the plot or story
	* Change the setting of the story		* Change the setting of the story
	* Change the mode; e.g., from serious to humorous; from realistic to fantastic; etc.		* Change the mode; e.g., from serious to humorous; from realistic to fantastic; from a straight story to a parody of that story; etc.
	* Rewrite, but add in new layers of meaning, themes, etc.		* Rewrite, but add in new layers of meaning, themes, pull out subtext, put in subtext, etc.


			* Original creators revisiting; original creators authorizing third-party; New creators visiting
			* Canon / non-canon
			* Formally published / non-published [[fanfic]]


	==Examples==		==Examples==

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	** [[The Hobbit]] ... [[Pat Murphy]]'s [[There and Back Again]]		** [[The Hobbit]] ... [[Pat Murphy]]'s [[There and Back Again]]
	** George MacDonald Fraser's Flashman books / retelling story of bully from Thomas Hughes' ''Tom Brown's School Days''		** George MacDonald Fraser's Flashman books / retelling story of bully from Thomas Hughes' ''Tom Brown's School Days''
			** Peter Pan - "[[Lost Girls]]" by [[Pat Cadigan]] (1993)

	* Reworkings of major non-SF literary/media works (selective examples)		* Reworkings of major non-SF literary/media works (selective examples)
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	** Bluebeard - [[Angela Carter]]		** Bluebeard - [[Angela Carter]]
	** ''The Robber Bridegroom'' (Grimms' fairy tale)/ [[The Robber Bride]] by [[Margaret Atwood]]		** ''The Robber Bridegroom'' (Grimms' fairy tale)/ [[The Robber Bride]] by [[Margaret Atwood]]
	** Peter Pan - "[[Lost Girls]]" by [[Pat Cadigan]] (1993)
	** swans - [[Peg Kerr]], "[[The Wild Swans]]" (1999)		** swans - [[Peg Kerr]], "[[The Wild Swans]]" (1999)
	** deerskin - [[Robin McKinley]], ''[[Deerskin (1993 novel)\|Deerskin]]'' (1993)		** deerskin - [[Robin McKinley]], ''[[Deerskin (1993 novel)\|Deerskin]]'' (1993)
	** [[Tam Lin (ballad)]] - [[Pamela Dean]], ''[[Tam Lin]]'' (1991)		** [[Tam Lin (ballad)]] - [[Pamela Dean]], ''[[Tam Lin]]'' (1991)
	** [[Ellen Kushner]]'s ''[[Thomas the Rhymer]]''		** [[Ellen Kushner]]'s ''[[Thomas the Rhymer]]''
			** See [[List of mythological female characters]] for individual characters and various retellings of their stories

	See [[List of mythological female characters]]

	[[Category:Genres]]		[[Category:Genres]]
	[[Category:Reinterpretive works\| ]]		[[Category:Reinterpretive works\| ]]

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 ** George MacDonald Fraser's Flashman books / retelling story of bully from Thomas Hughes' ''Tom Brown's School Days''
-* Reworkings of myths, fairy tales, and folktales.
+* Reworkings of major non-SF literary/media works (selective examples)
 ** The King Arthur stories recycled by [[Marion Zimmer Bradley]] as [[The Mists of Avalon]], which set off a veritable storm of retellings; ** [[Pygmalion]] and [[Galatea]] story which has been retold many, many times, including in feminist sf [[Amy Thomson]]'s [[Virtual Girl]]. ** Another landmark book: [[Ellen Datlow]] and [[Terri Windling]]'s [[Snow White, Blood Red]].
 ** [[The Snow Queen]] ... [[Joan Vinge]]'s ''[[The Snow Queen]]''
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 ** [[Ellen Kushner]]'s ''[[Thomas the Rhymer]]''
 See [[List of mythological female characters]]

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notes

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	Reinterpretations not formally published by be described as [[FanFic]]. Formally published reinterpretations have lately garnered extremely prestigious awards -- for instance, [[The Hours]] by [[Michael Cunningham]], a retelling of [[Virginia Woolf]]'s [[Mrs. Dalloway]] won a [[Pulitzer Prize]] for Literature and was adapted into a film. [[Wicked (novel)\|Wicked]] and other recastings by [[Gregory Maguire]] have been widely acclaimed, and [[Wicked (novel)\|Wicked]] (a retelling of [[L. Frank Baum]]'s [[The Wizard of Oz]]) was made into a Broadway musical.		Reinterpretations not formally published by be described as [[FanFic]]. Formally published reinterpretations have lately garnered extremely prestigious awards -- for instance, [[The Hours]] by [[Michael Cunningham]], a retelling of [[Virginia Woolf]]'s [[Mrs. Dalloway]] won a [[Pulitzer Prize]] for Literature and was adapted into a film. [[Wicked (novel)\|Wicked]] and other recastings by [[Gregory Maguire]] have been widely acclaimed, and [[Wicked (novel)\|Wicked]] (a retelling of [[L. Frank Baum]]'s [[The Wizard of Oz]]) was made into a Broadway musical.

			Random notes: To some extent all works include some reinterpretive aspect. They are retelling a historic event, or placing the same story (two people meet, fall in love, face problems, and have a tragic/happy ending) in some new setting. To some extent it might be argued that all retellings are reappropriations of myths, old or new; without a certain mythic status in a culture, there would be no point in retelling a work. However, it may also be that a work has resonance only for the reteller and reinterpreter. One could imagine the reinterpreted work becoming better-known than the original.

	Types of retellings:		Types of retellings:

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	Examples are particularly common within science fiction and fantasy, but have also been common outside of SF.		Examples are particularly common within science fiction and fantasy, but have also been common outside of SF.

	* [[The Wizard of Oz]] ... [[Gregory Maguire]]'s [[Wicked (novel)\|Wicked]] and [[Geoff Ryman]]'s [[Was]]		* Reworkings of literary or media works
	* [[The Hobbit]] ... [[Pat Murphy]]'s [[There and Back Again]]		** [[The Wizard of Oz]] ... [[Gregory Maguire]]'s [[Wicked (novel)\|Wicked]] and [[Geoff Ryman]]'s [[Was]]
			** [[The Hobbit]] ... [[Pat Murphy]]'s [[There and Back Again]]
			** George MacDonald Fraser's Flashman books / retelling story of bully from Thomas Hughes' ''Tom Brown's School Days''

	* ~~numerous~~ fairy tales ~~& myths &~~ folktales~~, including the~~ King Arthur stories recycled by [[Marion Zimmer Bradley]] as [[The Mists of Avalon]], which set off a veritable storm of retellings; [[Pygmalion]] and [[Galatea]] story which has been retold many, many times, including in feminist sf [[Amy Thomson]]'s [[Virtual Girl]]. Another landmark book: [[Ellen Datlow]] and [[Terri Windling]]'s [[Snow White, Blood Red]]. To some extent it might be argued that all retellings are reappropriations of myths, old or new; without a certain mythic status in a culture, there would be no point in retelling a work. However, it may also be that a work has resonance only for the reteller and reinterpreter. One could imagine the reinterpreted work becoming better-known than the original.		* Reworkings of myths, fairy tales, and folktales.
			The King Arthur stories recycled by [[Marion Zimmer Bradley]] as [[The Mists of Avalon]], which set off a veritable storm of retellings; [[Pygmalion]] and [[Galatea]] story which has been retold many, many times, including in feminist sf [[Amy Thomson]]'s [[Virtual Girl]]. ** Another landmark book: [[Ellen Datlow]] and [[Terri Windling]]'s [[Snow White, Blood Red]].
	** [[The Snow Queen]] ... [[Joan Vinge]]'s ''[[The Snow Queen]]''		** [[The Snow Queen]] ... [[Joan Vinge]]'s ''[[The Snow Queen]]''
	** [[Sleeping Beauty]] ... [[Mercedes Lackey]]'s [[The Gates of Sleep]], [[Sheri S. Tepper]]'s [[Beauty]]...		** [[Sleeping Beauty]] ... [[Mercedes Lackey]]'s [[The Gates of Sleep]], [[Sheri S. Tepper]]'s [[Beauty]]...
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	** deerskin - [[Robin McKinley]], ''[[Deerskin (1993 novel)\|Deerskin]]'' (1993)		** deerskin - [[Robin McKinley]], ''[[Deerskin (1993 novel)\|Deerskin]]'' (1993)
	** [[Tam Lin (ballad)]] - [[Pamela Dean]], ''[[Tam Lin]]'' (1991)		** [[Tam Lin (ballad)]] - [[Pamela Dean]], ''[[Tam Lin]]'' (1991)
	** ~~George MacDonald Fraser~~'s ~~Flashman books / retelling story of bully from Thomas Hughes~~' '~~'Tom Brown's School Days~~''		** [[Ellen Kushner]]'s ''[[Thomas the Rhymer]]''

	Some non-SF examples:		Some non-SF examples:

Lquilter: types of retellings

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types of retellings

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	Reinterpretations not formally published by be described as [[FanFic]]. Formally published reinterpretations have lately garnered extremely prestigious awards -- for instance, [[The Hours]] by [[Michael Cunningham]], a retelling of [[Virginia Woolf]]'s [[Mrs. Dalloway]] won a [[Pulitzer Prize]] for Literature and was adapted into a film. [[Wicked (novel)\|Wicked]] and other recastings by [[Gregory Maguire]] have been widely acclaimed, and [[Wicked (novel)\|Wicked]] (a retelling of [[L. Frank Baum]]'s [[The Wizard of Oz]]) was made into a Broadway musical.		Reinterpretations not formally published by be described as [[FanFic]]. Formally published reinterpretations have lately garnered extremely prestigious awards -- for instance, [[The Hours]] by [[Michael Cunningham]], a retelling of [[Virginia Woolf]]'s [[Mrs. Dalloway]] won a [[Pulitzer Prize]] for Literature and was adapted into a film. [[Wicked (novel)\|Wicked]] and other recastings by [[Gregory Maguire]] have been widely acclaimed, and [[Wicked (novel)\|Wicked]] (a retelling of [[L. Frank Baum]]'s [[The Wizard of Oz]]) was made into a Broadway musical.

			Types of retellings:
			* Switch a major character from one gender, ethnicity, or other significant identity characteristic to another
			* Tell the same story from the perspective of another character
			* Insert a new character(s)
			* Change some aspect of the plot or story
			* Change the setting of the story
			* Change the mode; e.g., from serious to humorous; from realistic to fantastic; etc.
			* Rewrite, but add in new layers of meaning, themes, etc.

	==Examples==		==Examples==

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	** [[Helen of Troy]] / Iphigenia / Cassandra - Helen of Troy in "[[Helen Remembers the Stork Club]]" by [[Esther M. Friesner]]; whole saga in [[Sheri S. Tepper]]'s ''[[The Gate to Women's Country]]''		** [[Helen of Troy]] / Iphigenia / Cassandra - Helen of Troy in "[[Helen Remembers the Stork Club]]" by [[Esther M. Friesner]]; whole saga in [[Sheri S. Tepper]]'s ''[[The Gate to Women's Country]]''
	** Bluebeard - [[Angela Carter]]		** Bluebeard - [[Angela Carter]]
	** ''[[The Robber ~~Bride]]~~'' / [[The Robber Bride]] by [[Margaret Atwood]]		** ''The Robber Bridegroom'' (Grimms' fairy tale)/ [[The Robber Bride]] by [[Margaret Atwood]]
	** Peter Pan - "[[Lost Girls]]" by [[Pat Cadigan]] (1993)		** Peter Pan - "[[Lost Girls]]" by [[Pat Cadigan]] (1993)
	** swans - [[Peg Kerr]], "[[The Wild Swans]]" (1999)		** swans - [[Peg Kerr]], "[[The Wild Swans]]" (1999)

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Examples: notes

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	* [[The Hobbit]] ... [[Pat Murphy]]'s [[There and Back Again]]		* [[The Hobbit]] ... [[Pat Murphy]]'s [[There and Back Again]]

	* numerous fairy tales & myths & folktales, including the King Arthur stories recycled by [[Marion Zimmer Bradley]] as [[The Mists of Avalon]], which set off a veritable storm of retellings; [[Pygmalion]] and [[Galatea]] story which has been retold many, many times, including in feminist sf [[Amy Thomson]]'s [[Virtual Girl]]. Another landmark book: [[Ellen Datlow]] and [[Terri Windling]]'s [[Snow White, Blood Red]]. To some extent, all retellings are reappropriations of myths, old or new; without a certain mythic status in a culture, there would be no point in retelling a work.		* numerous fairy tales & myths & folktales, including the King Arthur stories recycled by [[Marion Zimmer Bradley]] as [[The Mists of Avalon]], which set off a veritable storm of retellings; [[Pygmalion]] and [[Galatea]] story which has been retold many, many times, including in feminist sf [[Amy Thomson]]'s [[Virtual Girl]]. Another landmark book: [[Ellen Datlow]] and [[Terri Windling]]'s [[Snow White, Blood Red]]. To some extent it might be argued that all retellings are reappropriations of myths, old or new; without a certain mythic status in a culture, there would be no point in retelling a work. However, it may also be that a work has resonance only for the reteller and reinterpreter. One could imagine the reinterpreted work becoming better-known than the original.
	** [[The Snow Queen]] ... [[Joan Vinge]]'s ''[[The Snow Queen]]''		** [[The Snow Queen]] ... [[Joan Vinge]]'s ''[[The Snow Queen]]''
	** [[Sleeping Beauty]] ... [[Mercedes Lackey]]'s [[The Gates of Sleep]], [[Sheri S. Tepper]]'s [[Beauty]]...		** [[Sleeping Beauty]] ... [[Mercedes Lackey]]'s [[The Gates of Sleep]], [[Sheri S. Tepper]]'s [[Beauty]]...

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Examples: links

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	* numerous fairy tales & myths & folktales, including the King Arthur stories recycled by [[Marion Zimmer Bradley]] as [[The Mists of Avalon]], which set off a veritable storm of retellings; [[Pygmalion]] and [[Galatea]] story which has been retold many, many times, including in feminist sf [[Amy Thomson]]'s [[Virtual Girl]]. Another landmark book: [[Ellen Datlow]] and [[Terri Windling]]'s [[Snow White, Blood Red]]. To some extent, all retellings are reappropriations of myths, old or new; without a certain mythic status in a culture, there would be no point in retelling a work.		* numerous fairy tales & myths & folktales, including the King Arthur stories recycled by [[Marion Zimmer Bradley]] as [[The Mists of Avalon]], which set off a veritable storm of retellings; [[Pygmalion]] and [[Galatea]] story which has been retold many, many times, including in feminist sf [[Amy Thomson]]'s [[Virtual Girl]]. Another landmark book: [[Ellen Datlow]] and [[Terri Windling]]'s [[Snow White, Blood Red]]. To some extent, all retellings are reappropriations of myths, old or new; without a certain mythic status in a culture, there would be no point in retelling a work.
	** [[The Snow Queen]] ... Joan Vinge's The Snow Queen		** [[The Snow Queen]] ... [[Joan Vinge]]'s ''[[The Snow Queen]]''
	** Sleeping Beauty ... [[Mercedes Lackey]]'s [[The Gates of Sleep]], [[Sheri S. Tepper]]'s [[Beauty]]...		** [[Sleeping Beauty]] ... [[Mercedes Lackey]]'s [[The Gates of Sleep]], [[Sheri S. Tepper]]'s [[Beauty]]...
	** Helen of Troy / Iphigenia / Cassandra - Helen of Troy in "Helen Remembers the Stork Club" by Esther M. Friesner; whole saga in Sheri S. Tepper's [[The Gate to Women's Country]]		** [[Helen of Troy]] / Iphigenia / Cassandra - Helen of Troy in "[[Helen Remembers the Stork Club]]" by [[Esther M. Friesner]]; whole saga in [[Sheri S. Tepper]]'s ''[[The Gate to Women's Country]]''
	** Bluebeard -		** Bluebeard - [[Angela Carter]]
	** The Robber Bride / [[The Robber Bride]] by [[Margaret Atwood]]		** ''[[The Robber Bride]]'' / [[The Robber Bride]] by [[Margaret Atwood]]
	** Peter Pan - "[[Lost Girls]]" by [[Pat Cadigan]] (1993)		** Peter Pan - "[[Lost Girls]]" by [[Pat Cadigan]] (1993)
	** swans - Peg Kerr, "The Wild Swans" (1999)		** swans - [[Peg Kerr]], "[[The Wild Swans]]" (1999)
	** deerskin - Robin McKinley, ''Deerskin'' (1993)		** deerskin - [[Robin McKinley]], ''[[Deerskin (1993 novel)\|Deerskin]]'' (1993)
	** [[Tam Lin (ballad)]] - [[Pamela Dean]], ''[[Tam Lin]]'' (1991)		** [[Tam Lin (ballad)]] - [[Pamela Dean]], ''[[Tam Lin]]'' (1991)
	** George MacDonald Fraser's Flashman books / retelling story of bully from Thomas Hughes' ''Tom Brown's School Days''		** George MacDonald Fraser's Flashman books / retelling story of bully from Thomas Hughes' ''Tom Brown's School Days''

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	Retelling stories is a common way for critics to make a critical point about a work. The commentary might be humorous, as in a humorous parody; critical, as in a work that demonstrates the earlier work's failings of writing or perspective; or exploratory, as in a work that explores new dimensions and resonances of an early story.		Retelling stories is a common way for critics to make a critical point about a work. The commentary might be humorous, as in a humorous parody; critical, as in a work that demonstrates the earlier work's failings of writing or perspective; or exploratory, as in a work that explores new dimensions and resonances of an early story.

	Reinterpretations may be fiercely political, particularly in recapturing an alternative perspective or a hidden character. For instance, [[Margaret Mitchell]]'s [[Gone With the Wind]] was recast from the point of view of Scarlett's enslaved black half-sister in [[The Wind Done Gone]] by [[Alice Randall]]. Maguire's [[Wicked (novel)\|Wicked]] was told from the perspective of the Wicked Witch of the West. In both instances, the authors sought to bring to the fore social and political issues that were present in the prior text, but glossed over, romanticized, or misrepresentative of history. [[Lolita]] was retold from the perspective of the young girl in [[Lo's Diary]].		Reinterpretations may be fiercely political, particularly in recapturing an alternative perspective or a hidden or minor character. For instance, [[Margaret Mitchell]]'s [[Gone With the Wind]] was recast from the point of view of Scarlett's enslaved black half-sister in [[The Wind Done Gone]] by [[Alice Randall]]. Maguire's [[Wicked (novel)\|Wicked]] was told from the perspective of the Wicked Witch of the West. In both instances, the authors sought to bring to the fore social and political issues that were present in the prior text, but glossed over, romanticized, or misrepresentative of history. [[Lolita]] was retold from the perspective of the young girl in [[Lo's Diary]].

	While the common sense of the word "parody" implies a light or humorous tale, in US copyright law, the term has come to mean a broader critical ''or'' humorous retelling; as in ''The Wind Done Gone'', the retelling of ''Gone With the Wind'' from the perspective of Scarlett O'Hara's enslaved half-sister. In US copyright law, parodies are often distinguished from satires: parodies mock a work or works or type of work, while satires mock society.		While the common sense of the word "parody" implies a light or humorous tale, in US copyright law, the term has come to mean a broader critical ''or'' humorous retelling; as in ''The Wind Done Gone'', the retelling of ''Gone With the Wind'' from the perspective of Scarlett O'Hara's enslaved half-sister. In US copyright law, parodies are often distinguished from satires: parodies mock a work or works or type of work, while satires mock society.