This paper considers two authors, Ian Fleming and Dashiell Hammett, who contributed to the popular genres respectively of spy fiction and crime fiction. We examine the changing reception in France of the authors by analysing some examples of how their books were translated when they were published and at the present time. The discussion centres on a consideration, on the one hand of the books’ ...

This paper examines genre trends in the top 50 grossing films at the US box office each year from 1991 to 2010, focussing on the frequency and rank of different genres, the box office gross and release patterns of films in different genres, and the release profile of Hollywood studios. The results show a narrowing of the range of genres at the highest rankings, with fantasy/science fiction movi...

I n presenting a "Special Award" to Art Spiegelman's Maus in 1992, the Pulitzer Prize committee decided to finesse the issue of genre. The members were apparently befuddled by a project whose merit hey could not deny but whose medium they could not quite categorize. The obvious rubric (Biography) seemed ill-suited for a comic book in an age when ever-larger tomes and ever-denser scholarship def...

I propose a close reading on two critical interventions about crime fiction in Argentina: “Estado policial y novela negra argentina” (1991) by José Pablo Feinmann and “Para una reformulación del género argentino” (2006) Carlos Gamerro. Beyond the time difference between two, observe aspects common. Both texts elaborate corpus of writers fictions; an interpretative guide literary political-socia...

the historical awareness of iranian intellectuals reached its peak by the constitutional revolution and began a new trend of life. the literary genre was one of the fields on which such a matter was reflected. the intellectual contemplations have significant meaningful alignment with the principles outlined in contemporary fiction, and they can make the mutual interactions and relationships cle...

Structured Abstract Purpose – The repertory grid technique was adapted to investigate fiction readers' attitudes and beliefs, with a specific focus on minority ethnic fiction. Design/methodology/approach – The study required participants (n=36) to rate on a 7-point Likert scale a series of 16 provided constructs, using 10 main elements, namely the reader of ten fiction genres. Statistical tests...

Robert Anton Wilson and Shea both have been influenced by anarchism, Discordianism conspiracy theories. They use theories about Illuminati, knights Templars, Freemasons New World Order, anti-semitism, end time prophecies of the Bible world domination plans etc. Their main genre writing is fiction. Conspiracy fiction a sub-genre thriller Both authors filled their works with various types thrilli...

The article is devoted to theoretical exploration of modern hybrid speculative fiction. This term comprises a huge body creative works which are written at the intersection genres related prose. On one hand, fiction rooted in post-modern epoch, on other it returns principles genre genesis, flourished beginning 20th century. tendency eclecticism common feature great number and seems be an effici...

This article evaluates the translation of neologies in professional subtitling audiovisual science fiction from point view genre-specific features. Neologies are seen to be most important linguistic element as they produce cognitive estrangement and hence cognitively estrange viewer reality. Evaluating is thus used a tool evaluate transfer source text genre target hypothesise whether meets expe...

In the nineteenth century and in beginning of twentieth few Polish authors exploited convention crime fiction. The situation improved Interwar period, but World War II interrupted evolution this literary genre Poland. After war, due to state’s cultural policy, fiction could not be published between 1948 1956. Since 1956 (in which Thaw began) a specific type began develop Poland: militia novel p...