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

by Beth Driscoll

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349486841
• ISBN13: 9781349486847
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"