The New Literary Middlebrow

Tastemakers and Reading in the Twenty-First Century

Gebonden Engels 2014 9781137402912
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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.

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ISBN13:9781137402912
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan UK

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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

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