Revisionism (fictional)

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The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood revised the folklore tale of Robin Hood to depict Robin as less ambiguously heroic, influencing all subsequent modern portrayals^[1]

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 of traditional westerns. Many original works of fantasy appear to retell fairy tales in a revisionist manner.^[2] The genre of "Arthurian literature" includes innumerable variations from themes of the classic tales of King Arthur. It is debatable whether any particular examples set out to create a revised view except The Mists of Avalon.

See also[]

• Continuation novel
• Copyright protection for fictional characters
• Fan fiction
• Mashup (book)
• Parallel novel – Pastiche novel with in universe continuity
• Reboot (fiction)
• Sequel – Part of a linear narrative that continues the story of a previous work
• Spiritual successor

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