List of fictional universes. A fictional universe can be almost indistinguishable from the real world, except for the presence of the invented characters and events that characterize a work of fiction; at the other extreme it can bear little or no resemblance to reality, with invented fundamental principles of space and time.
Definition[edit] What distinguishes a fictional universe from a simple setting is the level of detail and internal consistency. A fictional universe has an established continuity and internal logic that must be adhered to throughout the work and even across separate works. So, for instance, many books may be set in conflicting fictional versions of Victorian London, but all the stories of Sherlock Holmes are set in the same Victorian London. However, the various film series based on Sherlock Holmes follow their own separate continuities, and so do not take place in the same fictional universe.
Scope[edit] Format[edit] Collaboration[edit] Lists of fictional universes[edit] See also[edit] 9 of the Weirdest Poems You Will Ever Read. In Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams outlines the three worst styles of poetry in the universe: 3) that of the Vogons; 2) that of the Azoths of Kria; and 1) that of Paula Nancy Millstone Jennings in Greenbridge, England.
Since Adams has already got bad poetry covered, let’s take a look at some of the weirdest poetry in history. (In Earth’s history, anyway.) While some may associate “weird” with “modern” when it comes to art, you might be surprised to see how many of these were written in the seventeen- and eighteen-hundreds, long before being weird was even cool. In chronological order, here nine of the top contenders. 1. “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s 1798 poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” is a rambling 636-line work about a grizzled old sailor who crashes a wedding ceremony and talks the ear off one of the guests.
Why? 2. “Porphyria’s Lover”, by Robert Browning 3. “Goblin Market”, by Christina Rossetti. The Best 100 Opening Lines From Books / Life / Stylist Magazine. This Sentence Has Five Words. Expand your vocabulary! The 15 Most Influential Books I Read in 2009. Wait!
Before you read any further! If you like this post, don’t miss my most recent book list: The Best Books I Read in 2010! OK, resume. Last year was a big reading year for me, primarily because without college I have so much more time to read books that really boggle my brains. What I like about constantly having a book going is the way the world around you changes depending on what your reading.
There are some books that I read last year, however, that have stayed in my brain and still color my perception, even though I closed them a while ago. 15. I read this book in one sitting on an 18 hour bus ride. 14. Cory Doctorow is a big fan of the cyber-punk genre. 13. I picked up this book because I am an intense fan of Nicole Krauss’s husband Jonathen Safron Foer, who wrote one of my all time favorite novels Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. 12.
Man I wish this book had been around when I was a kid! 11. 10. Eric Larson 8. How I love thee, Jonathan Lethem. 7. 6. 5. 4.