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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Faktorovich, Anna 1981- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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WorldCat: WorldCat
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: Jefferson, NC McFarland 2014
In:Year: 2014
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Dime novels / Literary genre
Further subjects:B Dime novels
B Literary genre
B Fiction genres
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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"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0786474130