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Scorned Literature: Essays on the History and Criticism of Popular Mass-Produced Fiction in America
ISBN: 9780313320330 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Many works now considered classics were scorned by critics when they were first published. While some of these works received little attention when initially released, others were enormously popular. So too, there is a large body of popular American fiction that is only now beginning to receive critical attention. This book examines the growing respect given to American fiction that was scorned by cultural gatekeepers such as librarians and educators, though these works were widely read by the American public. The volume looks at such scorned literature as dime novels, comic... Many works now considered classics were scorned by critics when they were first published. While some of these works received little attention when... |
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Pioneers, Passionate Ladies, and Private Eyes: Dime Novels, Series Books, and Paperbacks
ISBN: 9781138978485 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Despite efforts of contemporary reformers to curb the availability of dime novels, series books, and paperbacks, Pioneers, Passionate Ladies, and Private Eyes reveals how many readers used them as means of resistance and how fictional characters became models for self-empowerment. These literary genres, whose value has long been underestimated, provide fascinating insight into the formation of American popular culture and identity. Through these mass-produced, widely read books, Deadwood Dick, Old Sleuth, and Jessie James became popular heroes that fed the public s imagination for the last...
Despite efforts of contemporary reformers to curb the availability of dime novels, series books, and paperbacks, Pioneers, Passionate Ladies, and Priv...
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242,33 zł |