Sensation Fiction

Helena Ifill

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-02721-6_18-1

Sensation Fiction

Helena Ifill

English

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Sensation fiction was the leading genre of the 1860s into the 1870s. It was both wildly popular and critically denigrated. Most sensation fiction was originally serialized in weekly or monthly magazines, often with formulaic plots involving domestic scandals and mystery. Sensation fiction drew on pre-existing genres such as the Gothic and, as popular fiction, drew criticism for its mass production. Although it had prominent male contributors, the genre was widely associated with women writers and a female readership.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Victorian Women's Writing
Publisher	Palgrave
Edition	Living Edition
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02721-6_18-1
Publication status	Published - 6 Sept 2019

Keywords

Serialization, Domestic novels, Literary market place, Transgressive fiction
Gothic
popular fiction

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