| Description |
1 online resource (219 pages) |
| Series |
Communication and society
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Communication and society (Routledge (Firm))
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-215) and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Concepts and methods -- pt. 2. Case studies. |
| 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc.
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Popular literature -- United States -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc.
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Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Books and reading -- United States.
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Canon (Literature)
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Literary form.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Media Studies. |
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Books and reading |
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Canon (Literature) |
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Literary form |
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Popular culture |
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United States https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Indexed Term |
Fiction |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Palmer, Jerry, 1940- Potboilers. London ; New York : Routledge, 1991 0415009774 9780415009775 (DLC) 91014013 (OCoLC)23693334 |
| ISBN |
9780203131619 (electronic bk.) |
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0203131614 (electronic bk.) |
| Sudoc No. |
HUM4018 |
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