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 detailed readings of Jackie Collins, Jilly Cooper, Colin Dexter, William Gibson, Stephen King, Iain Banks, Terry McMillan and Walter Mosley. The author argues that popular fiction serves a vital function in the late-20th century: it provides us with the means to construct a workable sense of self in the face of the disorientating pressures of modernity.
By:
Scott McCracken Other:
Rebecca Mortimer Imprint: Manchester University Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 138mm,
Spine: 13mm
Weight: 281g ISBN:9780719047596 ISBN 10: 0719047595 Pages: 224 Publication Date:06 August 1998 Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
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A / AS level
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Further / Higher Education
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction - world, reader and text; bestsellers; detective fiction; popular romance; science fiction; popular romance; science fiction; gothic-horror; transgression and utopianism in popular fiction
Scott McCracken is Lecturer in English at the University of Salford