The Ulysses Delusion - Rethinking Standards of Literary Merit (Paperback, 1st ed. 2016)

Popular fiction follows literature professors wherever they go. At coffee shops or out for drinks, after faculty meetings or classes, even at family reunions - they are persistently pressed to talk about bestselling novels. Questions immediately follow: What do I mean when I say a book is "good"? Why do contemporary novels like these, conversations like these, matter to professors of literature? Shouldn't they be spending their time re-reading The Great Gatsby? The Ulysses Delusion confronts these questions and answers their call for more engaged conversations about books. Through topics like the Oprah's Book Club, Harry Potter, and Chick Lit, Cecilia Konchar Farr explores the lively, democratic, and gendered history of novels in the US as a context for understanding how avid readers and literary professionals have come to assess them so differently.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	American Literature Readings in the 21st Century
Release date:	May 2018
First published:	2016
Authors:	Cecilia Konchar Farr
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	199
Edition:	1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-1-349-71647-0
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary theory Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > General Promotions
LSN:	1-349-71647-2
Barcode:	9781349716470

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