A great idea at the time
Subtitle: the rise, fall, and curious afterlife of the Great Books
By: Alex Beam.
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 245
ISBN-13: 9781586484873
Subjects: Great books of the Western world; Canon (Literature) -- History and criticism; Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Books and reading -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Books and reading -- Economic aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Education, Humanistic -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century; United States -- Intellectual life -- 20th century
Description: Explores the Great Books mania, in an entertaining and strangely poignant portrait of American popular culture on the threshold of the television age.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.