The Multi-Talented Mr. Erskine: Shaping Mass Culture through Great Books and Fine Music

Chaddock, K.

This first biography of John Erskine views him in the larger contexts of the mass culture and expanded commercialism that helped propel his fame. It also relates a life narrative that demonstrates perils of academic celebrity along a conceptual path from public intellectual to pop icon.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2012-04-24

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230117754

DOI: 10.1057/9781137010780

Dimensions: 229cm x152cm

Pages: 255