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

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.

Keywords

Literary CriticismSemiotics & TheoryModern20th CenturySocial ScienceMedia StudiesAnthropologyCultural & SocialLanguage Arts & DisciplinesLinguisticsHistorical & Comparative

2014Book

Author(s)Beth Driscoll

PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK

ISBN9781137402912

LanguageEnglish

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