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9781441172013

The Bloomsbury Introduction to Popular Fiction

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  • ISBN13:

    9781441172013

  • ISBN10:

    1441172017

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2015-02-12
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
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Summary

Guiding readers through key writers and genres, historical contexts and major theoretical approaches, this is a comprehensive introduction to the study of popular fiction. Charting the rise of commercial fiction from the 19th century to today, The Bloomsbury Introduction to Popular Fiction includes introductory surveys, written by leading scholars, to a wide range of popular genres, including:

Science Fiction
Crime Writing
Romance and Chick Lit
Adventure Stories and Lad Lit
Horror
Graphic Novels
Children's Literature

Part II of the book also includes case-study readings of key writers and texts, from the work of HG Wells, Ian Fleming and Raymond Chandler to more recent books such as Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. The book also includes a chapter covering "The Writer's Perspective" on popular publishing, while annotated guides to further reading and online resources throughout give students the tools they need to pursue independent study on their courses.

Author Biography

Christine Berberich is Senior Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Portsmouth, UK. Her previous publications include The Image of the English Gentleman in Twentieth Century Literature.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Popular / Literature versus literature, Christine Berberich \ Part I: History \ 1. The 19th Century Background, Patricia Pulham \ 2. Twentieth-Century Popular, Christine Berberich \ Part II: Genres \ 3. Romance / Chick Lit, Lisa Colletta \ 4. Adventure Writing / Lad Lit, Alice Ferrebe \ 5. Science Fiction, Andy Sawyer \ 6. Crime / Detective Writing, Stefania Ciocia \ 7. Horror Writing, Gina Whisker \ 8. Children's Literature, Lena Steveker \ 9. Graphic Novels, Monica Germanà \ Part III: Case Studies \ 10. H.G. Wells, Ben Clarke \ 11. John Buchan, Patrick Parrinder \ 12. Ian Fleming, Juan Elices \ 13. Sarah Waters, Joanne Bishton \ 14. Dashiell Hammett / Raymond Chandler, Bran Nicol \ 15. Dracula Revisited: Vampire Writing, Neil Campbell \ 16. War as Entertainment: Philip Kerr's Popular War-Time Detective, Petra Rau \ 17. Rewriting Popular Classics as Popular Fiction: Jane Austen, Zombies and Seamonsters, Ben Dew \ 18. The Writer's Perspective, Carl Tighe \ Afterword: The Future of the Popular, Christine Berberich \ Further Reading \ Index.

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