Fictions at Work
Language and Social Practice in Fiction
1st Edition
Published on 28. July 2017
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-1-138-43985-6 (ISBN)
Description
In this book, Mary Talbot shows how fiction works in the constitution and reproduction of social life. She discusses both `high' and `low' fiction, combining discussion of social context with language analysis. Examples are taken from children's tales, romance, horror and science in her language analysis.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
570 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-43985-6 (9781138439856)
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Person
Mary Talbot is now a freelance writer. Her first graphic novel Dotter of Her Father's Eyes won the 2012 Costa biography prize.
Content
Acknowledgements
Part I: Fiction as social practice
1. What is Fiction?
2. Discourses, readers, genres
3. Intertextuality and text population
Part II: Fiction and social reproduction
4. Escaping into romance
5. Confronting horror
Part III: Fiction and social change
6. Fiction and empowerment
7. Feminist science fiction
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Part I: Fiction as social practice
1. What is Fiction?
2. Discourses, readers, genres
3. Intertextuality and text population
Part II: Fiction and social reproduction
4. Escaping into romance
5. Confronting horror
Part III: Fiction and social change
6. Fiction and empowerment
7. Feminist science fiction
Notes
Bibliography
Index