The New Literary Middlebrow

Tastemakers and Reading in the Twenty-First Century

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Theory, Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
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Author: B. Driscoll ISBN: 9781137402929
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK Publication: September 15, 2014
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Language: English
Author: B. Driscoll
ISBN: 9781137402929
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication: September 15, 2014
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: English

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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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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