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

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

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Literary Criticism

ISBN10: 1349486841
ISBN13: 9781349486847
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: Jan 1 2014
Pages: 234
Weight: 0.61
Height: 0.50 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
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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