2000, ISBN: 9780773520769

McGill-Queen's University Press, UK, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. 336 Pages. Dustcover is a little marked. From the 1890s through the 1920s, the best-sell… Mehr…

McGill-Queen's University Press, UK, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. 336 Pages. Dustcover is a little marked. From the 1890s through the 1920s, the best-selling fiction of Ralph Connor, Robert Stead, Nellie McClung, Lucy Maud Montgomery, and Arthur Stringer was internationally recognised. In this intriguing cultural history of the conception, production, and reception of popular fiction, Clarence Karr challenges the common assumption that best sellers are a conservative cultural influence, reflecting and promoting traditional values. By focusing on a society and its cultural leaders at a period when they were coming to grips with modernity, Karr provides a new perspective on popular culture and the interaction between readers and popular authors. Authors and Audiences reveals the cultural milieu that gave rise to the golden age of hardcover fiction. Karr describes the relationships between authors, literary agents, and publishers in Toronto, London, New York, and other centres; examines the relationship between authors and the movie industry; and discusses the reception of fiction by critics and readers. This is the first Canadian study to use fan mail to highlight readers' interactions with author and text. Karr places the authors' careers in an international setting and shows how, despite living a considerable distance from the leading cultural production centres of New York and London, they became internationally recognised and read. Clarence Karr is professor of history at Malaspina University College. Book Description: Authors and Audiences reveals the cultural milieu that gave rise to the golden age of hardcover fiction. Karr describes the relationships between authors, literary agents, and publishers in Toronto, London, New York, and other centres; examines the relationship between authors and the movie industry; and discusses the reception of fiction by critics and readers. This is the first Canadian study to use fan mail to highlight readers' interactions with author and text. Karr places the authors' careers in an international setting and shows how, despite living a considerable distance from the leading cultural production centres of New York and London, they became internationally recognized and read. : Review: "An informative set of comparative case studies ... thoroughly researched and grounded on a careful reading of the appropriate secondary literature." Carman Miller, dean, Faculty of Arts, McGill University "The first Canadian scholarship that vigorously pursues the audience or the reader as a means to understand the role of fiction in Canadian culture ... This book will find a place among the growing shelf of recent studies of popular culture in Canada." David Marshall, Department of History, University of Calgary Size: 3.2 x 15.9 x 22.9 cm. 336 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; ISBN: 0773520767. ISBN/EAN: 9780773520769. Inventory No: X128-1190. . 9780773520769, McGill-Queen's University Press, 2000<

ISBN: 9780773520769

Authors and Audiences reveals the cultural milieu that gave rise to the golden age of hardcover fiction. Karr describes the relationships between authors, literary agents, and publishers … Mehr…

Authors and Audiences reveals the cultural milieu that gave rise to the golden age of hardcover fiction. Karr describes the relationships between authors, literary agents, and publishers in Toronto, London, New York, and other centres; examines the relationship between authors and the movie industry; and discusses the reception of fiction by critics and readers. This is the first Canadian study to use fan mail to highlight readers' interactions with author and text. Karr places the authors' careers in an international setting and shows how, despite living a considerable distance from the leading cultural production centres of New York and London, they became internationally recognized and read. Authors and Audiences: Popular Canadian Fiction in the Early Twentieth Century Karr, Clarence, Carleton University Press<

ISBN: 0773520767

[EAN: 9780773520769], Used, very good, [PU: Carleton University Press], History|North America, Literary Collections|Canadian, Literary Criticism|General, Social Science|Popular Culture, 0… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780773520769], Used, very good, [PU: Carleton University Press], History|North America, Literary Collections|Canadian, Literary Criticism|General, Social Science|Popular Culture, 0773520767 Crisp, clean, unread hardcover with light shelfwear to the dust jacket and a publisher's mark to one edge - Nice!<