Genreflecting: A Guide to Reading Interests in Genre Fiction (Genreflecting Advisory Series) 4ed

1083 Pages·1995·2.04 MB·English

by  Diana Tixier Herald

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Genreflecting
A Guide to Reading Interests in Genre Fiction
Fourth Edition
Diana Tixier Herald
1995
Libraries Unlimited, Inc.
Englewood, Colorado
Page iv
To Rick, for his
constant support and encouragement.
Copyright © 1995, 1991, 1986, 1982 Libraries Unlimited, Inc.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Herald, Diana Tixier.
Genreflecting: a guide to reading interests in genre fiction /
Diana Tixier Herald. -- 4th ed.
xxvi, 367 p. 17x25 cm.
Rev. ed. of: Genreflecting / Betty Rosenberg. 3rd ed. 1991.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 1-56308-354-X
1. American fiction--Stories, plots, etc. 2. Popular literature--
Stories, plots, etc. 3. English fiction--Stories, plots, etc.
4. Fiction genres--Bibliography. 5. Fiction--Bibliography.
6. Reading interests. I. Rosenberg, Betty. Genreflecting.
II. Title.
PS374.P63R67 1995
016.813009--dc20 95-7633
CIP
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Contents
Preface to the Fourth Edition xiii
Acknowledgments xv
Introduction xvii
1The Common Reader, Libraries, and Publishing 1
The Common Reader and Genre Fiction 1
Libraries and Genre Fiction 5
Reader Advisory Service 9
Publishing Genre Fiction 11
Women and Genre Fiction 13
L'envoi 13
Notes 14
2Western 16
Themes and Types 16
Mountain Men 18
Wagons West and Early Settlement 18
Texas and Mexico 19
Land Rush 19
Mormons 19
Merchants, Mule Trains, Stage Lines 20
Railroads 20
Mining 20
Lost Mines 21
The Army in the West 21
The Indian 21
Precontact Indians 22
Indian Captivities 23
Buffalo Runners 23
Cattle Kingdoms 23
The Hired Man on Horseback 24
Black Cowboy 24
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Range War 24
Sheepmen 25
Cattle Drive 25
Bad Men and Good 26
Law and Lawmen 26
Town Marshal 27
Boy into Man 27
Mysterious Rider 28
The Singular Woman 28
Romance 29
Doctor and Preacher 30
Wild-Horse Hunt 30
Picaresque 30
The West Unromanticized 31
Comedy and Parody 31
Celebrity Western 32
Series 32
Saga Series 33
The West Still LivesThe Modern Scene 34
The Indian Today 35
Eccentric Variations 35
Gothic Western 35
Sweet-and-Savage Western 36
Detective Story Western 36
Fantasy Western 36
Science Fiction / Detective Western 36
British Western 36
"Adult" Western 37
Inspirational Western 38
Topics 38
Classic Authors: Early 38
Classic Authors: Recent 40
"Best Westerns" 41
Anthologies 41
Bibliographies and Encyclopedias 44
History and Criticism 44
Background on the West 45
The Cowboy 46
Western Writers of America 48
Publishers 48
Reprint Publishers 49
D's Western Picks 49

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3Crime 50
Themes and Types 50
Detective Story and Detectives 51
Police Detectives 53
Private Detectives 65
Ex-Cop 72
Comedy and Parody 73
Amateur Detectives 73
Detective Backgrounds 82
Immortal Investigators 87
Detective Story Settings and Subjects 92
Mystery-Suspense, Psychological-Suspense 100
Psychopathic Killers 103
Hospital Setting 103
Detection Writers 104
Romance Writers 105
Crime / Caper 105
Underworld 106
Rogue 107
Comic Caper 109
Legal Thriller 110