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In America, authors are as likely to be seen on television talk shows or magazine covers as in the more traditional settings of literary festivals or book signings. Is this literary celebrity just another result of 'dumbing down'? Yet another example of the mass media turning everything in...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Moran, Joe, 1970-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; Sterling, Va. : Pluto Press, 2000.
Subjects:
Acker, Kathy, > 1948-1997 > Appreciation > United States.
DeLillo, Don > Appreciation > United States.
Updike, John > Appreciation > United States.
Roth, Philip > Appreciation > United States.
Acker, Kathy, > 1948-1997
DeLillo, Don
Roth, Philip
Updike, John
1900-1999
American literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
Authors and readers > United States > History > 20th century.
Popular culture > United States > History > 20th century.
Celebrities > United States.
Canon (Literature)
Littérature américaine > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Écrivains et lecteurs > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Culture populaire > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Chefs-d'œuvre (Littérature)
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
American literature
Art appreciation
Authors and readers
Celebrities
Popular culture
United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1. Cultural contexts
  • pt. 2. Star authors.

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