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Minor characters have their day : genre and the contemporary literary marketplace

Summary: How do genres develop? In what ways do they reflect changing political and cultural trends? What do they tell us about the motivations of publishers and readers? Combining close readings and formal analysis with a sociology of literary institutions and markets, 'Minor Characters Have Their Day' offers a compelling new approach to genre study and contemporary fiction.

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ISBN: 9780231177443
ISBN: 0231177445
ISBN: 0231542402
ISBN: 9780231542401
Physical Description: 1 online resource.
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Publisher: New York : Columbia University Press, 2016.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction: three axes of genre study -- Active readers and flexible forms: the emergence of minor-character elaboration, 1966-1971 -- The real and imaginary politics of minor character elaboration, 1983-2014 -- "An insatiable market" for minor characters: genre in the contemporary literary marketplace -- The logic of characters' virtual lives -- Coda: genre as telescopic method.
Restrictions on Access Note:	NLC staff and students only.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.