subliterature
/sʌbˈlɪtərətʃər/
noun
- Written works that are considered to be of low quality or not part of the recognized literary tradition, such as pulp fiction, comics, or genre novels.
- Some critics dismiss romance novels as subliterature, but they have millions of devoted readers.
- The course examined how subliterature like dime novels reflected popular culture in the 19th century.
- He collected old comic books and other forms of subliterature from the 1950s.
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