The Ulysses delusion : rethinking standards of literary merit /

Popular fiction follows literature professors wherever they go. At coffee shops or out for drinks, after faculty meetings or classes, even at family reunions - they are persistently pressed to talk about bestselling novels. Questions immediately follow. What do I mean when I say a book is "good...

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Main Author: Farr, Cecilia Konchar, 1958- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
Series:American literature readings in the 21st century.
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