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Popular And Highbrow Literature: A Comparative View, Peter Swirski Dec 1999

Popular And Highbrow Literature: A Comparative View, Peter Swirski

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

In his article, "Popular and Highbrow Literature: A Comparative View," Peter Swirski discusses the role and status of popular fiction in contemporary culture. Starting with the basic question, "Who needs popular fiction?," he surveys select sociological evidence and prevailing aesthetic arguments in order to take stock of the ways in which highbrow literature and popular fiction relate to each other. He begins with statistical and socio-economic data which casts a different lights on many myths prevailing in scholarship as well as in general social and cultural discourse, such as the death of the novel, the alleged decline of the reading …


Théophile Gautier And The Orient, F. Elizabeth Dahab Dec 1999

Théophile Gautier And The Orient, F. Elizabeth Dahab

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

In her article, "Théophile Gautier and the Orient," F. Elizabeth Dahab discusses the function of the Orient in general, and in particular, the function of Ancient Egypt in some of Gautier's contes fantastiques written between 1835 and 1857. Gautier and many of his contemporaries including Baudelaire wanted to escape from a society dominated by the idea of progress. They expressed deep doubt in many of their texts and strived to find solace in the notion of permanence in art characteristic of Ancient Egyptian architecture and mortuary customs. They also believed that Ancient Egypt may provide an answer to humanity's quest …


Bet You Missed It-Scientific Publishing And The Department Of Energy, Pamela M. Rose Nov 1999

Bet You Missed It-Scientific Publishing And The Department Of Energy, Pamela M. Rose

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Sotto Voce-My Last Words (Maybe) On Mergers, Bob Schatz Nov 1999

Sotto Voce-My Last Words (Maybe) On Mergers, Bob Schatz

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Adventures In Librarianship-Desperate Ax, Ned Kraft Nov 1999

Adventures In Librarianship-Desperate Ax, Ned Kraft

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Papa Lyman Remembers: October Salad Days, Lyman Newlin Nov 1999

Papa Lyman Remembers: October Salad Days, Lyman Newlin

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Full Page Ads, Editor Nov 1999

Full Page Ads, Editor

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Table Of Contents, Editor Nov 1999

Table Of Contents, Editor

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International Dateline-The Uk Perspective, Martin White Nov 1999

International Dateline-The Uk Perspective, Martin White

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Demystifying The Ebook: What Is It, Where Will It Lead Us, And Who's In The Game?, Ana Arias Terry Nov 1999

Demystifying The Ebook: What Is It, Where Will It Lead Us, And Who's In The Game?, Ana Arias Terry

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From The Reference Desk, Tom Gilson Nov 1999

From The Reference Desk, Tom Gilson

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Copyright Questions And Answers, Laura N. Gasaway, Jack G. Montgomery, Anne F. Jennings Nov 1999

Copyright Questions And Answers, Laura N. Gasaway, Jack G. Montgomery, Anne F. Jennings

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Keith Howard-Owner & Managing Director-Mcb University Press, Judy Luther Nov 1999

Keith Howard-Owner & Managing Director-Mcb University Press, Judy Luther

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Handling Medusa-Mergers In Publishing: Do They Matter?, Linda Defendeifer, John Cox Nov 1999

Handling Medusa-Mergers In Publishing: Do They Matter?, Linda Defendeifer, John Cox

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Best-Selling Recent Fiction 1999, Francoise Crowell, Bob Nardini Nov 1999

Best-Selling Recent Fiction 1999, Francoise Crowell, Bob Nardini

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Adam Klein-Chief Client Offier-Rowecom, Katina Strauch Nov 1999

Adam Klein-Chief Client Offier-Rowecom, Katina Strauch

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From Your Editor, Katina Strauch Nov 1999

From Your Editor, Katina Strauch

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Testdriving Cd-Roms-Reviews Of Cd-Rom Products-Experiments And Observations On Electricity/Benjamin Franklin, Norman Desmarais Nov 1999

Testdriving Cd-Roms-Reviews Of Cd-Rom Products-Experiments And Observations On Electricity/Benjamin Franklin, Norman Desmarais

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Oregon Trails-Support Your Local Bookseller, Tom Leonhardt Nov 1999

Oregon Trails-Support Your Local Bookseller, Tom Leonhardt

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Book Pricing Update-Economics Of A Goofy Business, Dan Miller, Gary Nees Nov 1999

Book Pricing Update-Economics Of A Goofy Business, Dan Miller, Gary Nees

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You Gotta Go To School For That? Baby Strollers And Zz Top, Jerry Seay Nov 1999

You Gotta Go To School For That? Baby Strollers And Zz Top, Jerry Seay

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Back Talk-Librarian Myths-Familiar And Comforting, But True, Anthony W. Ferguson Nov 1999

Back Talk-Librarian Myths-Familiar And Comforting, But True, Anthony W. Ferguson

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Netlibrary.Com: Cautious Optimism/Views From A Research Library And A University Press, Janet L. Flowers Nov 1999

Netlibrary.Com: Cautious Optimism/Views From A Research Library And A University Press, Janet L. Flowers

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Innovations Affecting Us-Octavo Revolutionizes Digital Publishing And Preservation, Norman Desmarais Nov 1999

Innovations Affecting Us-Octavo Revolutionizes Digital Publishing And Preservation, Norman Desmarais

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And They Were There-Reports Of Meetings-Alcts Ebooks Preconference And Salalm, Sever Bordeianu, Julia Gelfand Nov 1999

And They Were There-Reports Of Meetings-Alcts Ebooks Preconference And Salalm, Sever Bordeianu, Julia Gelfand

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Alternative Presses-Making Decisions On Alternative Books, Bob Nardini Nov 1999

Alternative Presses-Making Decisions On Alternative Books, Bob Nardini

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Op-Ed-Opinions And Editorials-Don't Discount Your Vendor, Gary Herald Nov 1999

Op-Ed-Opinions And Editorials-Don't Discount Your Vendor, Gary Herald

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Cases Of Note-Copyright And Trade Secrets Or What? Tasini Vs. The New York Times And John Canter Vs. West Publishing Co., Inc., Bruce Strauch, Jack G. Montgomery, Anne F. Jennings Nov 1999

Cases Of Note-Copyright And Trade Secrets Or What? Tasini Vs. The New York Times And John Canter Vs. West Publishing Co., Inc., Bruce Strauch, Jack G. Montgomery, Anne F. Jennings

Against the Grain

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Book Reviews, Tom Leonhardt Nov 1999

Book Reviews, Tom Leonhardt

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Webworthy-Unique And Interesting Websites, Pamela M. Rose, Sandra K. Paul, Albert Simmonds Nov 1999

Webworthy-Unique And Interesting Websites, Pamela M. Rose, Sandra K. Paul, Albert Simmonds

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