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In the context of fiction Apocrypha includes those fictional stories that do not belong within a fictional univere's canon, yet still have some authority relating to that fictional universe. The boundaries between canon, and apocrypha can often be blurred. In the context of fiction, the canon of a fictional universe comprises those novels, stories, films, etc. ...
Etymology
The word originally derives the Greek word, 'απόκρυφα', which means "opened", "revealed", or "uncovered". Saint Jerome coined the term to refer to those books of the Old Testament that were not found in the Hebrew Tanakh, and it has since been used to describe religious texts that may not belong to the canon. Look up canon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
Use of the term has extended to non-religious contexts, where an account or anecdote is said to be apocryphal if its authenticity is questionable (more often when the account's veracity is probably questionable). In recent years it has sometimes been used in the context of fiction.
Apocrypha in Fiction Apocrypha is sometimes useed to describe works set in a fictional universe that may not belong in the canon (fiction). In the context of fiction, the canon of a fictional universe comprises those novels, stories, films, etc. ...
These might often include tie-in merchandise such as video games, novels and comics, what are sometimes termed 'Expanded Universes'. Expanded Universe material (e. ...
Often these materials might contradict the continuity that has already been established by 'canon'. Even when no such contradictions occur, such materials may still be deemed apocrypha possibly because they might have been produced largely independently of the creator of the fictional universe. For example Joss Whedon, creator of the Buffyverse, has little involvment with the Buffyverse novels and has never read an entire novel, let alone closely overseen or edited one. Joss Whedon Joss Hill Whedon (born June 23, 1964) is a writer, director, executive producer, and creator of several television series, most famously Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Firefly. ...
The Buffyverse is a term coined by fans of Joss Whedons first two television shows to refer to the shared fictional universe in which they are set. ...
// Introduction Buffyverse original novels fit into one of four categories. ...
The Star Trek canon consists of the various Star Trek television series and movies. All the other Star Trek stories which have been licensed by Paramount (novels, comics..) are not part of canon, they are instead apocrypha. Fan fiction is neither canon nor apocrypha. The Star Trek canon consists of the television series Star Trek, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Enterprise, and Star Trek: The Motion Picture and its sequels. ...
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