The New Literary Middlebrow: Tastemakers and Reading in the Twenty-First Century

The New Literary Middlebrow: Tastemakers and Reading in the Twenty-First Century
ISBN-10
1137402911
ISBN-13
9781137402912
Category
Literary Criticism
Language
English
Published
2014-09-22
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Author
B. Driscoll

Description

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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