The Cambridge Companion to Popular Fiction

Book Overview

Popular commercial fiction emerged in the nineteenth century, with serialized novels and sensational penny dreadfuls. Today it remains a multi-million dollar industry giving pleasure to many, but it is also a field of growing interest for scholars and students of literature. This Companion covers the major developments in the history of popular fiction, with specially commissioned chapters on pulp fiction, bestsellers, and comics and graphic narratives...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521734967
• ISBN13: 9780521734967
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"