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New directions in American reception study / edited by Philip Goldstein and James L. Machor.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American literature--History and criticism--Theory, etc.
- American literature.
- Reader-response criticism--United States.
- Reader-response criticism.
- Books and reading--United States.
- Books and reading.
- United States.
- Mass media--Audiences.
- Mass media.
- Physical Description:
- xxviii, 379 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
- Summary:
- This collection reconsiders and extends reception research in literary studies, book history, and media/cultural studies and marks out new directions for such work by reevaluating its methodologies. The contributors examine not only traditional American literature but also women's, African American, and multicultural literatures, popular culture, the ordinary reader, and the role of reception in the history of the book.
- Contents:
- (Re)theorizing reception study
- Texts, authors, and the receptions of literature
- Books, print culture, and historical sites of reception
- Audiences, fans, and viewers in media and cultural studies
- Retrospective prospects.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780195320879
- 0195320875
- 9780195320886
- 0195320883
- OCLC:
- 122701699
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