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Jerry Palmer - Potboilers: Methods, Concepts and Case Studies in Popular Fiction (Communication and Society) - 9780415009782 - KSG0032005
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Potboilers: Methods, Concepts and Case Studies in Popular Fiction (Communication and Society)

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Description for Potboilers: Methods, Concepts and Case Studies in Popular Fiction (Communication and Society) paperback. Examines the debate about popular fiction in the last two decades and its position within popular culture, with reference to crime fiction, soap opera, romance and TV sitcoms. Series: Communication and Society. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; GTC; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 294. Good clean copy. Covers showing light shelf wear. Ownership details in pencil on ffep. Text is crisp and clear and remains a very good copy

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.
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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Routledge
Condition
Used, Very Good
Series
Communication and Society
Number of Pages
228
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415009782
SKU
KSG0032005
Shipping Time
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Ref
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About Jerry Palmer
Jerry Palmer is a Professor of Communications at City of London Polytechnic. He is the author of Thrillers (1978) and The Logic of the Absurd (1987), and the wide range of articles he has written on popular culture indicates his lasting interest in the field.

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