Potboilers :: methods, concepts, and case studies in popular fiction /

Potboilers looks at the many forms of popular narrative - in print, film and TV. It considers the ways in they have been analysed in literary criticism, sociology, communications, media and cultural studies. The book introduces and summarizes two decades of debate about mass-produced fictions and th...

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Main Author: Palmer, Jerry, 1940-
Format: Government Document Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 1991.
Series:Communication and society (Routledge (Firm))
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:Potboilers looks at the many forms of popular narrative - in print, film and TV. It considers the ways in they have been analysed in literary criticism, sociology, communications, media and cultural studies. The book introduces and summarizes two decades of debate about mass-produced fictions and their position within popular culture. It assesses the methods that have been used in these debates, focussing both on narrative analysis and the communications process. It explores generic conventions, the role of commercial strategies, and the nature of the audience with reference to crime fiction, soap opera, romance and TV sitcom.
Physical Description:1 online resource (219 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-215) and index.
ISBN:9780203131619
0203131614

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