Feeling for books, a: the book-of-the-month club, literary taste, and middle-class desire
Auteur :
Radway, Janice A.
Éditeur :
The University of North Carolina Press
ISBN :
9780807848302
Date de publication :
30 août 1999
Dimensions :
23,3 x 15,4 x 3,3 cm
Poids :
659 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
A history of the Book-of-the-Month Club from its founding in 1926, which suggests that the books recommended by the club have been instrumental in forming literary taste in America and in defining the desires of the middle class. The author also reflects on the role of the club in her own life.