Guilty Pleasures Popular Novels and American Audiences in the Long Nineteenth Century |
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| Author:
| McIntosh, Hugh |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8139-4165-3 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2018 |
| Publisher: | University of Virginia Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $24.50 |
Book Description:
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Examines reactions to best-selling fiction in the United States from 1850 to 1920, including reader response to such bestsellers as Uncle Tom's Cabin, Ben Hur, and Trilby, as well as fictional representations - from Trollope to Baldwin - of American culture's lack of artistic greatness.
Examines reactions to best-selling fiction in the United States from 1850 to 1920, including reader response to such bestsellers as Uncle Tom's Cabin, Ben Hur, and Trilby, as well as fictional representations - from Trollope to Baldwin - of American culture's lack of artistic greatness.