LEADER 03062nam 22005533u 450 001 9910465212103321 005 20210106230345.0 010 $a1-283-54644-2 010 $a1-134-98431-6 010 $a9786613858894 035 $a(CKB)2560000000089322 035 $a(EBL)178316 035 $a(OCoLC)212408504 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC178316 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000089322 100 $a20130418d2012|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 200 10$aPotboilers$b[electronic resource] $eMethods, Concepts and Case Studies in Popular Fiction 210 $aHoboken $cTaylor and Francis$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (223 p.) 225 1 $aCommunication and Society 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-00977-4 327 $aFront Cover; Potboilers; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction; Part I: Concepts and methods; 1. Approaches to popular fiction; 2. Narrative grammar; 3. Narrative and connotative processes; 4. The speaking/reading subject; 5. Narrative and ideology; 6. Hegemony and subject position; 7. Genre; Part II: Case studies; 8. Crime fiction: the genre dimension; 9. Crime fiction: film noir and gender; 10. Soap opera, romance and femininity; 11. Reading as a Woman; 12. Sitcom: commercial imperative sand humour; 13. Sitcom and social reality; Notes; Bibliography; Index 330 $aPotboilers looks at the many forms of popular narrative - in print, film and TV. It considers the ways in they have been analysed in literary criticism, sociology, communications, media and cultural studies. The book introduces and summarizes two decades of debate about mass-produced fictions and their position within popular culture. It assesses the methods that have been used in these debates, focussing both on narrative analysis and the communications process. It explores generic conventions, the role of commercial strategies, and the nature of the audience with reference to cr 410 0$aCommunication and Society 606 $aAmerican fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc 606 $aBooks and reading -- United States 606 $aCanon (Literature) 606 $aPopular culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century 606 $aPopular literature -- United States -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc 608 $aElectronic books. 615 4$aAmerican fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc. 615 4$aBooks and reading -- United States. 615 4$aCanon (Literature). 615 4$aPopular culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century. 615 4$aPopular literature -- United States -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc. 676 $a302.23/0973 676 $a302.230973 700 $aPalmer$b Mr Jerry$0874525 701 $aPalmer$b Jerry$0142884 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910465212103321 996 $aPotboilers$91952691 997 $aUNINA