£131.59

Routledge Popular Fiction: The Logics and Practices of a Field

Name: Routledge Popular Fiction: The Logics and Practices of a Field
Brand: Routledge
Price: 131.59 GBP
Availability: InStock

Literary Fiction

About as cheap as it gets. The only time it was cheaper was 3 months ago.

£132 today · all-time low £127 (Apr 2026) · usually £132

NEW HERE?

Amazon shows you one price. We show you all of them.

Tosheroon watches Amazon prices so you don't have to. Every product on Amazon has a price history — we make it visible. Set the price you'd actually pay, and we'll email you the second it gets there. No app, no account, one email.

WHAT'S ON THIS PAGE

↓ Price chart
when this has been cheap or pricey

↓ Forecast
where the price is heading next

↓ Statistics
all-time high & low, recent range

↑ Price alert
name your number, we'll email you

Price History & Forecast

Grey patches = out of stock. Cheaper = lower on the chart. Hover for exact prices.

Last 85 days • 85 data points (No recent data available)

Historical

Generating forecast...

Price Distribution

Price distribution over 85 days • 5 price levels

Days at Price

Current Price

Price Analysis

Most common price: £132 (29 days, 34.1%)

Price range: £127 - £137

Price levels: 5 different prices over 85 days

Description

Explore the complex world of popular literature with Ken Gelder's comprehensive study, Popular Fiction: The Logics and Practices of a Literary Field. Published by Routledge, this book provides a progressive account of how popular fiction functions as its own distinct literary field. By examining a wide range of influential novelists, the text connects classic authors like Sir Walter Scott and Marie Corelli to modern giants such as Ian Fleming, J.K. Rowling, and Stephen King. This approach allows readers to see the evolution of storytelling through the ages. Gelder offers a detailed critical history of three major genres: romance, crime fiction, and science fiction. Beyond just the writing, the book examines the practical side of the industry, looking at how bookshops, fanzines, and prozines impact the distribution and evaluation of popular works. This is an essential resource for anyone interested in the mechanics of literary genres and the cultural impact of mass-market fiction.

Key Features

Provides a comprehensive account of popular fiction as a unique and distinct literary field.

Includes analysis of diverse authors ranging from Sir Walter Scott to Stephen King and J.K. Rowling.

Offers a detailed critical history of three major genres: romance, crime fiction, and science fiction.

Examines the role of bookshops, fanzines, and prozines in the distribution of popular works.

Explains how popular fiction is evaluated and circulated within the literary marketplace.

Connects historical novelists like Marie Corelli and Ian Fleming to contemporary literary trends.

Product Specifications

Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0415356466
Category: Books > Subjects > Literature & Fiction > Literary Fiction
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 17 December 2004
Listed Since: 25 January 2007

Barcode

No barcode data available

Routledge Popular Fiction: The Logics and Practices of a Field

About as cheap as it gets. The only time it was cheaper was 3 months ago.

Price History & Forecast

Price Distribution

Price Analysis

Description

Key Features

Product Specifications

Barcode

Similar Products You Might Like

Subcultures: Cultural Histories and Social Practice

Uneasy Alliance: Twentieth-Century American Literature, Culture and Biography: 150 (Costerus New Series, 150)

Seven Masters of Supernatural Fiction: 46 (Contributions to the Study of Science Fiction & Fantasy)

Detectives, Dystopias, and Poplit: Studies in Modern German Genre Fiction (Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture)

Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review Annual 1990

Bram Stoker and the Late Victorian World (Clemson University Press) (Clemson University Press w/ LUP)

Routledge Indian Genre Fiction: Pasts and Future Histories

The Novel as Network: Forms, Ideas, Commodities (New Directions in Book History)

Reading the Vampire (Popular Fictions Series)

Anne Rice: A Critical Companion (Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary Writers)

Crime Fiction as World Literature (Literatures as World Literature)

Routledge - The Vampire in Contemporary Popular Literature

Encyclopedia of the Novel

The Encyclopedia of Contemporary American Fiction, 2 Volumes: 1980 - 2020

The Ethics in Literature

The Ethics in Literature

Weird Fiction and Science at the Fin de Siècle (Palgrave Studies in Literature, Science and Medicine)

The Readers' Advisory Guide to Genre Fiction

The Cambridge Introduction to British Fiction, 1900–1950 (Cambridge Introductions to Literature)

Writing, Authorship and Photography in British Literary Culture, 1880 - 1920: Capturing the Image

The Vampire in Contemporary Popular Literature (Routledge Studies in Contemporary Literature)

Reading Matters: Narrative in the New Media Ecology

Stephen King and American History

100 Most Popular Nonfiction Authors: Biographical Sketches and Bibliographies (Popular Authors)