The formulas of popular fiction: elements of fantasy, science fiction, romance, religious and mystery novels
"This book creates a taxonomy for the major currently popular and bestselling fictional genres: romance, religious and inspirational, mystery and detective, and science fiction, horror and fantasy. Each of the main chapters looks at the history of a generic form from its earliest roots to its m...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Jefferson, NC
McFarland
2014
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| In: | Year: 2014 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Dime novels
/ Literary genre
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| Further subjects: | B
Dime novels
B Literary genre B Fiction genres |
| Summary: | "This book creates a taxonomy for the major currently popular and bestselling fictional genres: romance, religious and inspirational, mystery and detective, and science fiction, horror and fantasy. Each of the main chapters looks at the history of a generic form from its earliest roots to its most recent works"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | IX, 214 S., Ill., graph. Darst. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7864-7413-4 978-1-4766-1585-1 |
