The Ulysses Delusion Rethinking Standards of Literary Merit

Literary professors, and academia in general, have a history of turning a blind eye against popular fiction but why? The Ulysses Delusion explores this question by linking this literary condescension to a wider discussion on the gendered history of reading novels. Topics include Oprah's Book Cl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Farr, Cecilia Konchar
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Palgrave Macmillan US 2016, 2016
Series:American Literature Readings in the 21st Century
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Literary professors, and academia in general, have a history of turning a blind eye against popular fiction but why? The Ulysses Delusion explores this question by linking this literary condescension to a wider discussion on the gendered history of reading novels. Topics include Oprah's Book Club, Harry Potter, and Chick Lit
Physical Description:XX, 199 p online resource
ISBN:9781137542779