Collins, Jim, 1953-

Bring on the books for everybody how literary culture became popular culture / [electronic resource] : Jim Collins. - Durham, NC : Duke University Press, 2010. - 1 online resource (287 p.) : ill. - e-Duke books scholarly collection. .

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-275) and index.

The end of civilization (or at least civilized reading) as you know it : Barnes & Noble, Amazon.com, and self-cultivation -- Book clubs, book lust, and national librarians : literary connoisseurship as popular entertainment -- The movie was better : the rise of the cine-literary -- "Miramaxing" : beyond mere adaptation -- Sex and the post-literary city -- The devoutly literary bestseller.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.




Popular culture and literature--United States.
Popular culture--United States.
Book clubs (Bookselling)--United States.
Book clubs (Discussion groups)--United States.


Electronic books.

E169.12 / .C573 2010

306.0973