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Bestsellerspopular fiction since 1900 /

紀錄類型:	書目-電子資源 : Monograph/item
正題名/作者:	BestsellersClive Bloom.
其他題名:	popular fiction since 1900 /
作者:	Bloom, Clive.
出版者:	Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ;Palgrave Macmillan,c2008.
面頁冊數:	xx, 425 p.
附註:	Includes index.
標題:	English fictionHistory and criticism.20th century
電子資源:	access to fulltext (Palgrave)
ISBN:	9780230583870

Bestsellerspopular fiction since 1900 /
Bloom, Clive.

Bestsellerspopular fiction since 1900 /[electronic resource] :Clive Bloom. - 2nd ed. - Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ;Palgrave Macmillan,c2008. - xx, 425 p.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 383-391) and indexes.

-- Preface to the Second Edition -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Origins, Problems and Philosophy of the Bestseller -- How the British Read -- Genre: History and Form -- Literature for Children -- Further Thoughts on Literature for Children -- Bestselling Authors Since 1900 -- Appendices --Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

What fiction have we been reading in the last hundred years? Who arethe most popular authors and what are the most popular books and the most important genres? Such straightforward questions raise intriguing literary, cultural, social and intellectual responses which often require much detective work in the annals of lost literature. Fully revised and updated, this second edition includes anew introduction which features additional information on the influence of television (especially the 'Richard and Judy' book club); the importance of Scottish literature; the rise of Black and AsianBritish writers; the continuing importance of the romance and detective genres, including hybrid genres such as 'vampire romance'; and current trends in publishing and bookselling. There are new chapters on the themes of British literature and on children's writing since 1900, including discussion Beatrix Potter, AA Milne, Enid Blyton, Roald Dahl, JK Rowling and Philip Pullman, as well as manynewentries to the present day including bestsellers such as Dan Brown. The essential guide to best-selling books, authors and genres since 1900, providing a unique insight into a century of publishing and reading for specialists and non-specialists alike.

Electronic reproduction.
Basingstoke, England :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2009.

Mode of access:World Wide Web.

ISBN: 9780230583870

Standard No.: 10.1057/9780230583870doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

175035
English fiction
--History and criticism.--20th centuryIndex Terms--Genre/Form:

214472
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: PR888.P68 / B58 2008eb

Dewey Class. No.: 823/.9109

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