Scorned Literature: Essays on the History and Criticism of Popular Mass-Produced Fiction in America

Many works now considered classics were scorned by critics when they were first published. While some of these works received little attention when initially released, others were enormously popular. So too, there is a large body of popular American fiction that is only now beginning to receive critical attention. This book examines the growing respect given to American fiction that was scorned by cultural gatekeepers such as librarians and educators,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313320330
• ISBN13: 9780313320330
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.5"