Pulp : reading popular fiction /
"Pulp" brings together in one volume chapters on the bestseller, detective fiction, popular romance, science fiction and horror. It combines a lucid and accessible account of the cultural theories that have informed the study of popular fiction with detailed readings of particularly Jackie...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Manchester ; New York : New York, NY :
Manchester University Press ; Distributed in the USA by St. Martin's Press,
1998
Manchester ; New York : New York, NY, USA : Manchester University Press ; St. Martin's Press [distributor], 1998 Manchester ; New York : New York, NY : 1998 |
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| Summary: | "Pulp" brings together in one volume chapters on the bestseller, detective fiction, popular romance, science fiction and horror. It combines a lucid and accessible account of the cultural theories that have informed the study of popular fiction with detailed readings of particularly Jackie Collins, Jilly Cooper, Colin Dexter, William Gibson, Stephen King, Iain Banks, Terry McMillan and Walter Mosley. Scott McCracken argues that popular fiction serves a vital function in the late twentieth century: it provides us with the means to construct a workable sense of self in the face of the disorientating pressures of modernity |
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| Item Description: | This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
| Physical Description: | 209 p. ; 23 cm 209 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-201) and index Includes bibliographical references (pages [189]-201) and index |
| ISBN: | 0719047587 (hbk.) 0719047587 0719047595 (pbk.) 0719047595 9780719047589 9780719047596 (pbk.) 9780719047596 |