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Pulp: Reading Popular Fiction
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Pulp: Reading Popular Fiction
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Scott McCracken
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:224 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138 |
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| Category/Genre | Literary studies - from c 1900 -
Literary studies - fiction, novelists and prose writers |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780719047596
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| Classifications | Dewey:823.91409 |
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| Audience | | Undergraduate | | Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly | | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Manchester University Press
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| Imprint |
Manchester University Press
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| Publication Date |
6 August 1998 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Brings together chapters on the bestseller, detective fiction, popular romance, science fiction and horror. The text combines an accessible account of the cultural theories that have informed the study of popular fiction, with detailed readings of Jackie Collins, Jilly Cooper, Colin Dexter, William Gibson, Stephen King, Iain Banks, Terry McMillan and Walter Mosley. The author argues that popular fiction serves a vital function in the late-20th century: it provides us with the means to construct a workable sense of self in the face of the disorientating pressures of modernity.
Author Biography
Scott McCracken is Lecturer in English at the University of Salford -- .
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