The Transformation of the Canon, the Struggle With the Canon, the Re-creation of the Canon as the Basis of Fanfiction Culture

To understand the transformation of canons and struggle with them, we may productively explore fanfiction, a particular reader's, viewer's, author's practice, within non-professional non-commercial texts based on plots heroes other people's works. Fanfiction is paradoxical phenomenon: it wholly specific canon — collectively selected film literary texts, moves by worship, emotional attachment, attention, while initially working as criticism changing canons. Canon not only research concept but also an intra-cultural designation original work basis fan text. Fans create their “fanon”, set characteristic plot solutions ways to change characters established in fanfiction. The article examines intersections cultural high popular culture, national canon, fanon understanding fans different types attitudes disintegration, transformation, struggle, re-creation. argument critical analysis literature focus metaphors that help authors describe relationship fiction writers experience empirical about fanfiction devoted samples culture (“Harry Potter” franchise, “Doctor Who” series, “Sherlock” others), sequels novels Jane Austen, British writer 19th century, Russian classical literature.