ISBN:
9780803947269
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (IX, 171 Seiten)
Series Statement:
Foundations of popular culture volume 2
Series Statement:
Foundations of popular culture
Parallel Title:
Print version Popular Culture Genres : Theories and Texts
DDC:
302.23
Keywords:
Mass media
;
Popular culture
;
Literary form
;
Electronic books
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
An introduction to genre analysis, this highly readable volume presents key concepts in an accessible manner for undergraduate courses in film, TV, media criticism and cultural studies. The texts are representative of horror, science fiction, spy, classic detective, and tough guy detective genres, and readers may make their own analyses of texts based on the methods explained and the examples offered
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Contents; Series Editor's Introduction; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I - Theories; Chapter 1 - On the Structure of Genres; Chapter 2 - Propp, de Saussure, and the Narrative; Chapter 3 - Formulas and Texts; Chapter 4 - Genre Theory; Chapter 5 - Genre, Society, and Culture; Chapter 6 - The Classic Mystery: A Case Study; Part II - Texts; Chapter 7 - Murder on the Orient Express; Chapter 8 - The Maltese Falcon: The Hard-Boiled Detective Novel; Chapter 9 - Dr. No; Chapter 10 - War of the Worlds; Chapter 11 - Frankenstein: The New Prometheus; Chapter 12 - Conclusions; References
Description / Table of Contents:
Name IndexSubject Index; About the Author
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