The New Literary Middlebrow
Tastemakers and Reading in the Twenty-First Century
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Theory, Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
| 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.
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.
