Twenty-first-century popular fiction /
This book represents an invaluable starting point for students wishing to familiarize 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 an...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press,
[2018].
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| Summary: | This book represents an invaluable starting point for students wishing to familiarize 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. |
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| Physical Description: | iv, 250 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1474414850 9781474414852 9781474414845 1474414842 |