Fictions at Work - Language and Social Practice in Fiction (Paperback)

In this book, Mary Talbot shows how fiction works in the constitution and reproduction of social life. She does not reduce fiction to a functional support for ideology, however, but considers that the greatest interest in fiction is as a source of pleasure. She discusses both 'high' and 'low' fiction, combining discussion of social context with language analysis. Taking a view of fiction as a product of social practices, the book examines not only the texts themselves but also what people do with them and how they are valued. Fictions at work will be of interest to students on a variety of courses including linguistics, English, women's studies, cultural studies, and media and communication studies.

General

Imprint:	Longman
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Language In Social Life
Release date:	May 1995
First published:	1995
Authors:	Mary M. Talbot
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-0-582-08523-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary theory Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Novels, other prose & writers > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General
LSN:	0-582-08523-3
Barcode:	9780582085237

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