The New Literary Middlebrow

Tastemakers and Reading in the Twenty-First Century

Specificaties
Paperback, blz. | Engels
Palgrave Macmillan UK | e druk, 2014
ISBN13: 9781349486847
Rubricering
Juridisch :
Palgrave Macmillan UK e druk, 2014 9781349486847
Verwachte levertijd ongeveer 9 werkdagen

Samenvatting

The middlebrow is a dominant cultural force in the twenty-first century. This book defines the new literary middlebrow through eight key features: middle class, feminized, reverential, commercial, emotional, recreational, earnest and mediated. Case studies include Oprah's Book Club, the Man Booker Prize and the Harry Potter phenomenon.

Specificaties

ISBN13:9781349486847
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan UK

Inhoudsopgave

Acknowledgements Preface 1. Recognizing the Literary Middlebrow 2. Book Clubs, Women, Oprah and the Middlebrow 3. Harry Potter and the Middlebrow Pedagogies of Teachers and Reviewers 4. The Man Booker Prize: Money, Glory and Media Spectacle 5. The Middlebrow Pleasures of Literary Festivals Conclusion: The Future Of Reading Bibliography Index

Net verschenen

Rubrieken

    Personen

      Trefwoorden

        The New Literary Middlebrow