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The Formulas of Popular Fiction: Elements of Fantasy, Science Fiction, Romance, Religious and Mystery Novels (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780786474134)
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xThis book creates a taxonomy for the major bestselling fictional genres: romance (e.g., authors Heyer, Cartland, Woodiwiss and Roberts), religious and inspirational (Corelli and Douglas), mystery and detective (Conan Doyle, Christie and Mankell), and science fiction, horror and fantasy (Wells, Tolkien, Orwell, Niven, King and Rowling). Chapters look at a genre from its roots to its most recent works. The structural patterns in the plot, characters and setting of these genres are then explained.
The book also provides a critique of currently popular hyper-formulaic, hack, unliterary writings that have multiplied in recent decades. Special topics such as the publishing oligopoly and the resulting homogeneity among bestselling works and the steady movement from literary to unliterary fiction are also examined.
Author: Anna Faktorovich
ISBN-10: 0786474130
ISBN-13: 9780786474134
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Language: English
Published: 09/22/2014
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.70d
By Anna Faktorovich
xAnna Faktorovich is the founder and director of the Anaphora Literary Press and the editor-in-chief of the Pennsylvania Literary Journal. She is working as an Assistant Professor of English at Dickinson State University. She previously taught English at University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Middle Georgia College and Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. She lives in Dickinson, North Dakota.
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