Cult fiction  

From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia

(Difference between revisions)
Jump to: navigation, search
Revision as of 08:47, 11 April 2021
Jahsonic (Talk | contribs)

← Previous diff		 Revision as of 08:51, 11 April 2021
Jahsonic (Talk | contribs)

Next diff →
Line 13: Line 13:
Broadly the category can be divided in two, cult because of [[thematic literary criticism|content]] and because of [[literary form|form]]. Broadly the category can be divided in two, cult because of [[thematic literary criticism|content]] and because of [[literary form|form]].
 +
 +The term cult fiction (first attested in the late 1980s) is probably a calque from [[cult movies]] or cult films, a term which as been in use since the late 1960s and early 1970s.
== Bibliography == == Bibliography ==
 +===Avant la lettre===
*''[[Curiosities of Literature]]'' (4 vols. 1791-1823; single vol. 1824) by Isaac D'Israeli *''[[Curiosities of Literature]]'' (4 vols. 1791-1823; single vol. 1824) by Isaac D'Israeli
-*''[[Cult Fiction: A Reader's Guide]]'' (1998) - [[Andrew Calcutt]] and Richard Shephard+*''[[Anthology of Black Humor]]'' (1940) by André Breton
 +===As a genre===
 +*''[[Cult Fiction: A Reader's Guide]]'' (1998) by [[Andrew Calcutt]] and Richard Shephard
*''[[Cult Fiction: Popular Reading and Pulp Theory]]'' (1998) by Clive Bloom *''[[Cult Fiction: Popular Reading and Pulp Theory]]'' (1998) by Clive Bloom
*''[[Classic Cult Fiction|Classic Cult Fiction: A Companion to Popular Cult Literature]]'' (1992) by Thomas Reed Whissen *''[[Classic Cult Fiction|Classic Cult Fiction: A Companion to Popular Cult Literature]]'' (1992) by Thomas Reed Whissen
-*''[[The Rough Guide to Cult Fiction]]'' (2005) - Michaela Bushell, Helen Rodiss, Paul Simpson+*''[[The Rough Guide to Cult Fiction]]'' (2005) by various
-*''[[Anthology of Black Humor]]'' (1940) - André Breton+
== See also == == See also ==
*''[[1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die]]'' *''[[1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die]]''

Revision as of 08:51, 11 April 2021

"One is not criminal for painting the strange tendencies inspired by nature"--Marquis de Sade

The Index Librorum Prohibitorum ("List of Prohibited Books") is a list of publications which the Catholic Church censored for being a danger to itself and the faith of its members. The various editions also contain the rules of the Church relating to the reading, selling and censorship of books. The aim of the list was to prevent the reading of immoral books or works containing theological errors and to prevent the corruption of the faithful.
Enlarge
The Index Librorum Prohibitorum ("List of Prohibited Books") is a list of publications which the Catholic Church censored for being a danger to itself and the faith of its members. The various editions also contain the rules of the Church relating to the reading, selling and censorship of books. The aim of the list was to prevent the reading of immoral books or works containing theological errors and to prevent the corruption of the faithful.

Related e

Wikipedia
Wiktionary
Shop

Featured:

Cult fiction is a term used to denote fiction that has attracted a cult following. This category does not include non-fiction.

Books that tend to attract a cult following include banned books, transgressive fiction, controversial books, erotic literature, drug literature, rants and incendiary tracts and some genre fiction. The earliest compilation of cult fiction was the Index Librorum Prohibitorum (index of prohibited books) by the Catholic church, although most books on that list was non-fiction.

Broadly the category can be divided in two, cult because of content and because of form.

The term cult fiction (first attested in the late 1980s) is probably a calque from cult movies or cult films, a term which as been in use since the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Contents

Bibliography

Avant la lettre

As a genre

See also


Unless indicated otherwise, the text in this article is either based on Wikipedia article "Cult fiction" or another language Wikipedia page thereof used under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License; or on research by Jahsonic and friends. See Art and Popular Culture's copyright notice.

Retrieved from "http://artandpopularculture.com/Cult_fiction"
Personal tools
Metas