Fictions at Work

<p>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.</p> <p>Acknowledgements<br><br><b>Part I: Fiction as social practice</b><br>1. What is Fiction? <br>2. Discourses, readers, genres<br>3. Intertextuality and text population<br><br><b>Part II: Fiction and social reproduction</b><br>4. Escaping into romance<br>5. Confronting horror<br><br><b>Part III: Fiction and social change</b><br>6. Fiction and empowerment<br>7. Feminist science fiction<br><br>Notes<br>Bibliography<br>Index </p>