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Potboilers: Methods, Concepts and Case Studies in Popular Fiction
Author(s): Mr Jerry Palmer (Author), Jerry Palmer (Author)
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publication Date: May 12, 1991
- Language: English
- Print length: 228 pages
- ISBN-10: 0415009782
- ISBN-13: 9780415009782
Book Description
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.
Editorial Reviews
Review
…”readable, flowing book…. the theories discussed in depth in the first part, interesting enough in their own right, are concerned with traditional literary and filmic narratives. Most of the case studies in the second part, however, are taken from contemporary genres… two theoretical chapters… are highly relevant– the one debating the relationship between popular culture and ideology… and the one concerned with definitions of genre..”
-“Semiotica
-“Semiotica
About the Author
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.
