Key Concepts In Contemporary Popular Fiction
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Author | : Bernice M. Murphy |
Publisher | : Edinburgh University Press |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 2016-12-05 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1474411061 |
Key Concepts in Contemporary Popular Fiction represents an invaluable starting point for students wishing to familiarise themselves with this exciting and rapidly evolving area of literary studies. It provides an accessible, concise and reliable overview of core critical terminology, key theoretical approaches, and the major genres and sub-genres within popular fiction. Because popular fiction is significantly shaped by commercial forces, the book also provides critical and historical contexts for terminology related to e-books, e-publishing, and self-publishing platforms. By using focusing in particular on post-2000 trends in popular fiction, the book provides a truly up-to-date snapshot of the subject area and its critical contexts.
Author | : Bernice M. Murphy |
Publisher | : Edinburgh University Press |
Total Pages | : 257 |
Release | : 2017-12-04 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1474414869 |
This groundbreaking collection provides students with a timely and accessible overview of current trends within contemporary popular fiction.
Author | : Steve Padley |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781350363618 |
"Key Concepts in Contemporary Literature offers a comprehensive overview of the literature and critical debates of the period since 1945. Setting texts in their historical, political and cultural contexts, it demonstrates how literature has dealt with and been shaped by the changing face of the modern world."--...
Author | : Steven Padley |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 2006-04-27 |
Genre | : Study Aids |
ISBN | : 023020421X |
Key Concepts in Contemporary Literature offers a comprehensive overview of the literature and critical debates of the period since 1945. Setting texts in their historical, political and cultural contexts, it demonstrates how literature has dealt with and been shaped by the changing face of the modern world.
Author | : Beth Driscoll |
Publisher | : Page and Screen |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2022-04-29 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9781625346612 |
Works of genre fiction are a source of enjoyment, read during cherished leisure time and in incidental moments of relaxation. This original book takes readers inside three popular genres of fiction, including crime, fantasy, and romance, to reveal how personal tastes, social connections, and industry knowledge shape genre worlds. Attuned to both the pleasure and the profession of producing genre fiction, the authors investigate contemporary developments in the field?the rise of Amazon, self-publishing platforms, transmedia storytelling, and growing global publishing conglomerates?and show how these interact with older practices, from fan conventions to writers? groups. Sitting at the intersection of literary studies, genre studies, fan studies, and studies of the book and publishing cultures, Genre Worlds considers how contemporary genre fiction is produced and circulated on a global scale. Its authors propose an innovative theoretical framework that unfolds genre fiction?s most compelling characteristics: its connected social, industrial, and textual practices. As they demonstrate, genre fiction books are not merely texts; they are also nodes of social and industrial activity involving the production, dissemination, and reception of the texts.
Author | : Golnaz Hashemzadeh Bonde |
Publisher | : HarperVia |
Total Pages | : 213 |
Release | : 2018 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1328995089 |
A compressed, visceral novel about exile, dislocation, and the emotional minefields between mothers and daughters.
Author | : Robert Eaglestone |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 137 |
Release | : 2013-07-25 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0199609268 |
In this Very Short Introduction, Robert Eaglestone provides a clear and engaging exploration of the major themes, patterns, and debates of contemporary fiction.
Author | : Ken Gelder |
Publisher | : Psychology Press |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : American fiction |
ISBN | : 9780415356473 |
In this important book, Ken Gelder offers a lively and comprehensive account of popular fiction as a distinctive literary and cultural field, tied directly to the logics and practices of entertainment and industry.
Author | : M.A. Orthofer |
Publisher | : Columbia University Press |
Total Pages | : 423 |
Release | : 2016-04-19 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0231518501 |
A user-friendly reference for English-language readers who are eager to explore contemporary fiction from around the world. Profiling hundreds of titles and authors from 1945 to today, with an emphasis on fiction published in the past two decades, this guide introduces the styles, trends, and genres of the world's literatures, from Scandinavian crime thrillers and cutting-edge Chinese works to Latin American narco-fiction and award-winning French novels. The book's critical selection of titles defines the arc of a country's literary development. Entries illuminate the fiction of individual nations, cultures, and peoples, while concise biographies sketch the careers of noteworthy authors. Compiled by M. A. Orthofer, an avid book reviewer and the founder of the literary review site the Complete Review, this reference is perfect for readers who wish to expand their reading choices and knowledge of contemporary world fiction. “A bird's-eye view of titles and authors from everywhere―a book overfull with reminders of why we love to read international fiction. Keep it close by.”—Robert Con Davis-Udiano, executive director, World Literature Today “M. A. Orthofer has done more to bring literature in translation to America than perhaps any other individual. [This book] will introduce more new worlds to you than any other book on the market.”—Tyler Cowen, George Mason University “A relaxed, riverine guide through the main currents of international writing, with sections for more than a hundred countries on six continents.”—Karan Mahajan, Page-Turner blog, The New Yorker
Author | : Beauty Bragg |
Publisher | : Lexington Books |
Total Pages | : 141 |
Release | : 2014-11-12 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0739188798 |
Reading Contemporary African American Literature focuses on the subject of contemporary African American popular fiction by women. Bragg’s study addresses why such work should be the subject of scholarly examination, describes the events and attitudes which account for the critical neglect of this body of work, and models a critical approach to such narratives that demonstrates the distinctive ways in which this literature captures the complexities of post-civil rights era black experiences. In making her arguments regarding the value of popular writing, Bragg argues that black women’s popular fiction foregrounds gender in ways that are frequently missing from other modes of narrative production. They exhibit a responsiveness and timeliness to the shifting social terrain which is reflected in the rapidly shifting styles and themes which characterize popular fiction. In doing so, they extend the historical function of African American literature by continuing to engage the black body as a symbol of political meaning in the social context of the United States. In popular literature Beauty Bragg locates a space from which black women engage a variety of public discourses.