Some of the issues for narrative that inevitably arrive  in discussing prequels are raised in Umberto Eco's lovely essay "The Myth of Superman."  He's  writing about the comic book--and before the Superman franchise began reinventing itself with new "continuities"--but the points raised are generally applicable to serial fiction (Eco also discusses other examples) and by extension to the issues of prequels.
 
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From: Film and TV Studies Discussion List on behalf of Laird, Karen Elaine (UMC-Student)
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Can anyone recommend any books or articles about prequels?

Thanks,

Karen Laird

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