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The New Literary Middlebrow: Tastemakers and Reading in the Twenty-First Century B. Driscoll
The New Literary Middlebrow: Tastemakers and Reading in the Twenty-First Century
B. Driscoll
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.
240 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | September 22, 2014 |
| ISBN13 | 9781137402912 |
| Publishers | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Pages | 234 |
| Dimensions | 218 × 143 × 18 mm · 453 g |
| Language | English |