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... extreme horror aspires to. He might lack the skill or more likely the motivation to scale the heights of disgust and shock that the best extreme horror authors reach. Even though King is the epitome of the popular author—the ...Synopsis
This book examines nobrow, a cultural formation that intertwines art and entertainment into an identifiable creative force. In our eclectic and culturally turbocharged world, the binary of highbrow vs. lowbrow is incapable of doing justice to the complexity and artistry of cultural production. Until now, the historical power, aesthetic complexity, and social significance of nobrow “artertainment” have escaped analysis. This book rectifies this oversight. Smart, funny, and iconoclastic, it scrutinizes the many faces of nobrow, throwing surprising light on the hazards and rewards of traffic between high entertainment and genre art.Book Details
Published
June 27, 2017
Publisher
Springer
Pages
278
ISBN
9781349951680