Must Read : Rediscovering American Bestsellers.
What is it about certain books that makes them bestsellers? Why do some of these books remain popular for centuries, and others fade gently into obscurity? And why is it that when scholars do turn their attention to bestsellers, they seem only to be interested in the same handful of blockbusters, wh...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Bloomsbury Publishing,
2012
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | What is it about certain books that makes them bestsellers? Why do some of these books remain popular for centuries, and others fade gently into obscurity? And why is it that when scholars do turn their attention to bestsellers, they seem only to be interested in the same handful of blockbusters, when so many books that were once immensely popular remain under-examined?Addressing those and other equally pressing questions about popular literature, Must Read is the first scholarly collection to offer both a survey of the evolution of American bestsellers as well as critical readings of some of. |
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| Item Description: | The clash of civilizations. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (385 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Bibliography-Notes-Chapter 11 Blockbuster feminism: Peyton Place and the uses of scandal-Peyton place-Female fame-Bibliography-Notes-Chapter 12 Crimes and bestsellers: Mario Puzo's path to The Godfather-Sales and unpredictability-The changing publishing industry-Puzo's hidden success-The Godfather and the marketplace-Bibliography-Notes-Chapter 13 Master of sentiment: The romances of Nicholas Sparks-Return to paradise-Conversion narratives-Daughters of god-Rejecting romance-Bibliography-Notes |
| ISBN: | 9781441145888 1441145885 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
