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Peer reviewedSamuelson, David A. – College English, 1976
Examines how two works of escapist fiction, Barbara Tori's "Cinderella Factor" and Irving Wallace's "The Fan Club," might affect a modern reader. (DD)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Experience, Fiction, Literary Criticism
Peer reviewedStowe, William W. – College English, 1986
Analyzes popular fiction, particularly the detective novel, using Ruth Rendell's "An Unkindness of Ravens" as an example. Calls detective fiction political literature and claims that it gives readers a chance to affirm or criticize the dynamics of the confrontation of society and crime. (SRT)
Descriptors: Fiction, Literary Criticism, Literary Genres, Literature Appreciation
