| New Directions in Popular Fiction: Genre, Distribution, Reproduction 2016 Edition Contributor(s): Gelder, Ken (Editor) |
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ISBN: 113752345X ISBN-13: 9781137523457 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $151.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Modern - 21st Century |
| Dewey: 809 |
| LCCN: 2016956660 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6" W x 8.3" (1.55 lbs) 474 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book brings together new contributions in Popular Fiction Studies, giving us a vivid sense of new directions in analysis and focus. It looks into the histories of popular genres such as the amatory novel, imperial romance, the western, Australian detective fiction, Whitechapel Gothic novels, the British spy thriller, Japanese mysteries, the 'new weird', fantasy, girl hero action novels and Quebecois science fiction. It also examines the production, reproduction and distribution of popular fiction as it carves out space for itself in transnational marketplaces and across different media entertainment systems; and it discusses the careers of popular authors and the various investments in popular fiction by readers and fans. This book will be indispensable for anyone with a serious interest in this prolific but highly distinctive literary field. |