Brings together chapters on the bestseller, detective fiction, popular romance, science fiction and horror. The text combines an accessible account of the cultural theories that have informed the study of popular fiction, with readings of authors such as Jackie Collins and Jilly Cooper.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Manchester University Press
ISBN-10
0719047595
ISBN-13
9780719047596
eBay Product ID (ePID)
189022
Product Key Features
Author
Scott Mccracken
Publication Name
Pulp : Reading Popular Fiction
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
1998
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
224 Pages, 209 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
0.5in
Item Width
5.4in
Item Weight
9.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Pn56.P55m39 1998b
Table of Content
Introduction: World, Reader and Text * Bestsellers * Detective Fiction * Popular Romance * Science Fiction * Gothic-horror * Transgression and Utopianism in Popular Fiction
Copyright Date
1998
Topic
Popular Culture, General, Books & Reading
Lccn
00-302451
Dewey Decimal
809.3
Intended Audience
College Audience
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Literary Criticism, Social Science, Fiction
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