Popular culture genres : theories and texts / Arthur Asa Berger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berger, Arthur Asa, 1933-

Series:

Foundations of popular culture ; vol. 2.

Foundations of popular culture ; v. 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mass media.

Popular culture.

Literary form.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 170 p.).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newbury Park, Calif ; London : SAGE, c1992.

Summary:

An introduction to genre analysis, this highly readable volume presents key concepts in an accessible manner for undergraduate courses in film, TV, media criticism and cultural studies. The texts are representative of horror, science fiction, spy, classic detective, and tough guy detective genres, and readers may make their own analyses of texts based on the methods explained and the examples offered.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Series Editor's Introduction""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Part I - Theories""; ""Chapter 1 - On the Structure of Genres""; ""Chapter 2 - Propp, de Saussure, and the Narrative""; ""Chapter 3 - Formulas and Texts""; ""Chapter 4 - Genre Theory""; ""Chapter 5 - Genre, Society, and Culture""; ""Chapter 6 - The Classic Mystery: A Case Study""; ""Part II - Texts""; ""Chapter 7 - Murder on the Orient Express""; ""Chapter 8 - The Maltese Falcon: The Hard-Boiled Detective Novel""; ""Chapter 9 - Dr. No""; ""Chapter 10 - War of the Worlds""

""Chapter 11 - Frankenstein: The New Prometheus""""Chapter 12 - Conclusions""; ""References""; ""Name Index""; ""Subject Index""; ""About the Author""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 160-162) and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781452245720

145224572X

9781483325316

1483325318

OCLC:

900346666