{"product_id":"the-ulysses-delusion-cecilia-konchar-farr-9781349716470","title":"The Ulysses Delusion: Rethinking Standards of Literary Merit","description":"\u003cp\u003ePopular 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\"? Why do contemporary novels like these, conversations like these, matter to professors of literature? Shouldn't they be spending their time re-reading \u003ci\u003eThe Great Gatsby\u003c\/i\u003e? \u003ci\u003eThe Ulysses Delusion \u003c\/i\u003econfronts these questions and answers their call for more engaged conversations about books. Through topics like the Oprah's Book Club, Harry Potter, and Chick Lit, Cecilia Konchar Farr explores the lively, democratic, and gendered history of novels in the US as a context for understanding how avid readers and literary professionals have come to assess them so differently.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cecilia Konchar Farr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1349716472\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781349716470\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Palgrave MacMillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/19\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 199\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.46d","brand":"Cecilia Konchar Farr","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48088079794431,"sku":"9781349716470","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a533fed6-3e50-46f0-9cb4-cd17beb05a79.jpg?v=1769102992","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-ulysses-delusion-cecilia-konchar-farr-9781349716470","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}