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Informationen zum Autor David Glover is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Southampton. Scott McCracken is Professor of English at Keele University. Klappentext An overview of popular literature from the early 19th century to the present day from a historical and comparative perspective. It includes coverage of bestsellers, graphic narratives, computer gaming and visual fictions. 'It is a subject which stretches back (and forward) in time, across cultures, media, readers or consumers and is constantly shifting, especially now in the light of rapidly developing technology. This is a thorough survey of the current state of academic study of this area ... for academics and students it is an invaluable source and guide to a subject, or subjects, of wide social, cultural and academic application.' Stuart James, Reference Reviews Zusammenfassung A definitive and up-to-date survey of popular fiction from its early nineteenth-century origins to the contemporary world of bestsellers! graphic narratives! computer gaming and visual fictions! including a long view of the increasingly global market for popular writing. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction David Glover and Scott McCracken; 1. Publishing, history, genre David Glover; 2. Fiction, theatre, and early cinema Nicholas Daly; 3. Television and serial fictions John Caughie; 4. The public sphere, popular culture and the true meaning of the Zombie Apocalypse Roger Luckhurst; 5. The reader of popular fiction Nicola Humble; 6. Reading time: popular fiction and the everyday Scott McCracken; 7. Gender and sexuality in popular fiction Kaye Mitchell; 8. Pulp sensations Erin A. Smith; 9. Bestselling fiction: machinery, economy, excess Fred Botting; 10. Comic books and graphic novels Hilary Chute and Marianne Dekoven; 11. Popular fictions in the digital age Brenda Silver; Further reading; Index.
