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In analysis of works of fiction, revisionism denotes the retelling of a conventional or established narrative with significant variations which deliberately "revise" the view shown in the original work. For example, the film '' Dances with Wolves'' may be regarded as a revisionist western because it portrays Native Americans sympathetically instead of as the
In analysis of works of fiction, revisionism denotes the retelling of a conventional or established narrative with significant variations which deliberately "revise" the view shown in the original work. For example, the film '' Dances with Wolves'' may be regarded as a revisionist western because it portrays Native Americans sympathetically instead of as the savages
Savages may refer to:
Films
* Savages (1972 film), ''Savages'' (1972 film), by James Ivory
* Savages (1974 film), ''Savages'' (1974 film), an American TV film
* The Savages (film), ''The Savages'' (film), a 2007 film by Tamara Jenkins
* Savage ...
of traditional westerns.
Many original works of fantasy appear to retell fairy tale
A fairy tale (alternative names include fairytale, fairy story, magic tale, or wonder tale) is a short story that belongs to the folklore genre. Such stories typically feature magic (paranormal), magic, incantation, enchantments, and mythical ...
s in a revisionist manner.John Grant and John Clute, '' The Encyclopedia of Fantasy'', "Revisionist Fantasy", p. 810. . The genre of "Arthurian literature" includes innumerable variations from themes of the classic tales of King Arthur
King Arthur ( cy, Brenin Arthur, kw, Arthur Gernow, br, Roue Arzhur) is a legendary king of Britain, and a central figure in the medieval literary tradition known as the Matter of Britain.
In the earliest traditions, Arthur appears as a ...
. It is debatable whether any particular examples set out to create a revised view except '' The Mists of Avalon''.
See also
*Continuation novel
A continuation novel is a canonical sequel novel with continuity in the style of an established series, produced by a new author after the original author's death.
Continuation novels may be official, produced with the permission of the late au ...
* Copyright protection for fictional characters
* Fan fiction
Fan fiction or fanfiction (also abbreviated to fan fic, fanfic, fic or FF) is fictional writing written in an amateur capacity by fans, unauthorized by, but based on an existing work of fiction. The author uses copyrighted characters, settin ...
* Mashup (book)
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 gen ...
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* Reboot (fiction)
* Retcon
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* Spiritual successor
A spiritual successor (sometimes called a spiritual sequel) is a product or fictional work that is similar to, or directly inspired by, another previous work, but (unlike a traditional prequel or sequel) does not explicitly continue the product lin ...
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