Ready Player One on Screen: Cline and Spielberg’s Alternative Canon

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The paper compares the debut novel of author Ernest Cline and its film adaptation by director Steven Spielberg in terms of the way they construct and utilize an alternative canon, closely related to the video game culture. Of main interest to this study is the critical reception of both works and its possible implications.


Ready Player One on Screen: Cline and Spielberg’s Alternative Canon

  • Pages: 352
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    VOLUME/ISSUE: КНИГА 4
    ISSN (Print): 2738-7631
    ISSN (Online): 2815-2999
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  • Ready Player One on Screen: Cline and Spielberg’s Alternative Canon
    Abstract:
    ABSTRACT

    The paper compares the debut novel of author Ernest Cline and its film adaptation by director Steven Spielberg in terms of the way they construct and utilize an alternative canon, closely related to the video game culture. Of main interest to this study is the critical reception of both works and its possible implications.