Bring on the Books for Everybody : How Literary Culture Became Popular Culture /

Bring on the Books for Everybody : How Literary Culture Became Popular Culture /

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Considers the proliferation of popular literary culture in the U.S.--from Oprah's book club to Miramax film adaptations to chick lit.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Collins, Jim, 1953-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Durham, NC : Duke University Press, 2010.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Böcker och läsning > Förenta staterna.
Bokklubbar > Förenta staterna.
Populärlitteratur > Förenta staterna.
Populärkultur.
Bellettrie.
Populaire cultuur.
Popular culture and literature.
Popular culture.
Book clubs (Discussion groups)
Book clubs (Bookselling)
LITERARY CRITICISM > Books & Reading.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
Clubs de lecture > États-Unis.
Clubs du livre (Librairie) > États-Unis.
Culture populaire > États-Unis.
Culture populaire et litterature > États-Unis.
Book clubs (Discussion groups) > United States.
Book clubs (Bookselling) > United States.
Popular culture > United States.
Popular culture and literature > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • The end of civilization (or at least civilized reading) as you know it : Barnes & Noble, Amazon.com, and self-cultivation
  • Book clubs, book lust, and national librarians : literary connoisseurship as popular entertainment
  • The movie was better : the rise of the cine-literary
  • "Miramaxing" : beyond mere adaptation
  • Sex and the post-literary city
  • The devoutly literary bestseller.

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