Classics and Trash: Traditions and Taboos in High Literature and Popular Modern GenresUniversity of Toronto Press, 1990 - 219 من الصفحات The book begins by surveying the traditions and taboos governing the portrayal of heroes and villains in 'high literature' and popular genres alike. The second section compares portrayals of talented women and their 'Svengali'. The third section treats the influence of Shakespeare on popular stage-shows and films. |
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High literature and popular genres | 3 |
The unAmerican villain and the allAmerican mans man | 13 |
What do women really want? The ladies man and | 28 |
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