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

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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Autor principal: Collins, Jim, 1953-
Format: Electrònic eBook
Idioma:anglès
Publicat: Durham, NC : Duke University Press, 2010.
Col·lecció:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Taula de continguts:
  • 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.