The Resource The new literary middlebrow : tastemakers and reading in the twenty-first century, Beth Driscol, (electronic book)
The new literary middlebrow : tastemakers and reading in the twenty-first century, Beth Driscol, (electronic book)
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- Summary
- There is an increasingly dominant force in twenty-first century book culture: the new literary middlebrow. Today's most influential literary tastemakers are descended from the middlebrow institutions of the early twentieth century, operating with new global reach and across the mass media. In this innovative and provocative study, Driscoll defines, describes and defends the middlebrow as a set of institutions and practices that provide real satisfactions for contemporary readers. The New Literary Middlebrow offers a comprehensive definition of middlebrow literary culture, describing it through eight features: it is middle class, feminized, reverential towards elite literature, commercial, emotional, recreational, earnest and mediated. Different expressions of the middlebrow are explored in a series of detailed case studies, including Oprah's Book Club, the Man Booker Prize, literary festivals, teachers, educators and the Harry Potter phenomenon. These case studies reveal new insights into the relationships between tastemakers and readers that are shaping contemporary literary culture
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (235 pages)
- Isbn
- 9781349486847
- Label
- The new literary middlebrow : tastemakers and reading in the twenty-first century
- Title
- The new literary middlebrow
- Title remainder
- tastemakers and reading in the twenty-first century
- Statement of responsibility
- Beth Driscol
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- There is an increasingly dominant force in twenty-first century book culture: the new literary middlebrow. Today's most influential literary tastemakers are descended from the middlebrow institutions of the early twentieth century, operating with new global reach and across the mass media. In this innovative and provocative study, Driscoll defines, describes and defends the middlebrow as a set of institutions and practices that provide real satisfactions for contemporary readers. The New Literary Middlebrow offers a comprehensive definition of middlebrow literary culture, describing it through eight features: it is middle class, feminized, reverential towards elite literature, commercial, emotional, recreational, earnest and mediated. Different expressions of the middlebrow are explored in a series of detailed case studies, including Oprah's Book Club, the Man Booker Prize, literary festivals, teachers, educators and the Harry Potter phenomenon. These case studies reveal new insights into the relationships between tastemakers and readers that are shaping contemporary literary culture
- Cataloging source
- CaONFJC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Driscoll, Beth
- Dewey number
- 809/.93358
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
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- Literature and society
- Popular literature
- Books and reading
- Label
- The new literary middlebrow : tastemakers and reading in the twenty-first century, Beth Driscol, (electronic book)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 029658504
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (235 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781349486847
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Label
- The new literary middlebrow : tastemakers and reading in the twenty-first century, Beth Driscol, (electronic book)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 029658504
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (235 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781349486847
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
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