The Popular Press Companion to Popular Literature

By Victor E. Neuburg

In this pioneering work Victor Neuberg has assembled a wealth of information about popular literature, from the invention of the printing press to the present. This guide, by judicious selection, gives a vivid picture of the range and variety of popular literature and its producers. Besides describing the main genres, the author has also included the social, cultural and commercial background to the production of popular literature, factors that were crucial in influencing the forms it took.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879722339
• ISBN13: 9780879722333
• Release Date: June 1983
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.1"