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

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.

Author: B. Driscoll
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 01/01/2014
Pages: 234
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781349486847

About the Author

Beth Driscoll is Lecturer in Publishing and Communications at the University of Melbourne, Australia.