The Bloomsbury introduction to popular fiction / edited by Christine Berberich.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Berberich, Christine, 1969- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fiction--History and criticism.

Fiction.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xv, 326 pages ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Introduction to popular fiction

Popular fiction

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2015.

Summary:

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 H. G. 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. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I History

1 The Victorian Context: Serialization, Circulation, Genres / Christopher Pittard Pittard, Christopher 11

2 Twentieth-Century Popular: History, Theory and Context / Christine Berberich Berberich, Christine 30

Part II Genres

3 More than a Love Story: The Complexities of the Popular Romance / Maryan Wherry Wherry, Maryan 53

4 'The Lads' Own Paper': Male Confessional Literature and the Legacy of Adventure / Alice Ferrebe Ferrebe, Alice 70

5 Science Fiction: The Sense of Wonder / Andy Sawyer Sawyer, Andy 87

6 Rules are Meant to be Broken: Twentieth- and Twenty-First-Century Crime Writing / Stefania Ciocia Ciocia, Stefania 108

7 Disturbance, Disorder, Destruction, Disease: Horror Fiction Today / Gina Wisker Wisker, Gina 129

8 Alternative Worlds: Popular Fiction (Not Only) for Children / Lena Steveker Steveker, Lena 147

9 The Coming of Age of Graphic Narratives / Monica Germanà Germanà, Monica 163

Part III Case Studies

10 H. G. Wells, Elitism and Popular Fiction / Ben Clarke Clarke, Ben 185

11 John Buchan and the Spy Thriller / Patrick Parrinder Parrinder, Patrick 200

12 Manipulating Popularity: A Case Study of Ian Fleming's James Bond Series / Juan F. Elices Elices, Juan F. 213

13 Subverting the Romance: The Fiction of Sarah Waters / Joanne Bishton Bishton, Joanne 227

14 The Hard-Boiled Detective: Dashiell Hammett / Bran Nicol Nicol, Bran 241

15 Violent Pleasures: War as Entertainment / Petra Rau Rau, Petra 254

16 Popular Vampires: The Twilight Effect / Neil Campbell Campbell, Neil 268

17 Rewriting Popular Classics as Popular Fiction: Jane Austen, Zombies, Sex and Vampires Ben Dew 282

18 Edu-Biz: The Worlds of Learning and Writing - A Writer's Perspective / Carl Tighe Tighe, Carl 296.

ISBN:

9781441172013

1441172017

9781441134318

144113431X

OCLC:

898013221