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

the New Literary Middlebrow: Tastemakers and Reading Twenty-First Century in Bloomington, MN
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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.