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Collington, Mark.

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Literature and Popular Fiction: Examining the Distinction.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Literature and Popular Fiction: Examining the Distinction./
Author:	Collington, Mark.
Description:	145 p.
Notes:	Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 55-04.
Contained By:	Masters Abstracts International55-04(E).
Subject:	Literature. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=10110422
ISBN:	9781339736778

Literature and Popular Fiction: Examining the Distinction.
Collington, Mark.

Literature and Popular Fiction: Examining the Distinction. - 145 p.

Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 55-04.

Thesis (M.A.)--State University of New York at Albany, 2016.

As a society we have developed a hierarchical distinction that we apply to fiction, defining some of it as superior (literature), and some of it as inferior (popular fiction). While this distinction undeniably exists, it resides in our social consciousness, and is not a delineation that is supported by demonstrable differences in the properties of the texts themselves. Rather, it serves to inflect our readings and interpretations of the texts dependent upon their categorization. This hierarchy has been constructed and imposed over time through the treatment of works by critics, academics, librarians, marketing departments, and others in a variety of attempts to exercise power over economic and cultural standings.

ISBN: 9781339736778Subjects--Topical Terms:

537498
Literature.

Literature and Popular Fiction: Examining the Distinction.
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520 $a In this study, I will discuss the origins of the schism between literature and popular fiction, examine the writing of texts placed into each category by critics, and explore some of the reasons that popular fiction is culturally significant and should be both read and studied. From there, I will discuss the ways in which the present divide prevents academics and critics from properly understanding popular works, why neglect of popular fiction threatens both literature and its study, and why it is dangerous for our culture as a whole when popular fiction is left unexamined.
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