B. Driscoll
Palgrave Macmillan UK
e druk, 2014
9781137402912
The New Literary Middlebrow
Tastemakers and Reading in the Twenty-First Century
Specificaties
Gebonden, blz.
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Engels
Palgrave Macmillan UK |
e druk, 2014
ISBN13: 9781137402912
Rubricering
Levertijd ongeveer 8 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
ISBN13:9781137402912
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan UK
Hoofdrubriek:Woordenboeken en taal
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