The Intellectuals and the Masses: Pride and Prejudice Among the Literary Intelligensia, 1880-1939

Carey, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0897335074 ISBN 13: 9780897335072

Publisher: Academy Chicago Publishers, 2002

The Intellectuals and the Masses In This Landmark Study, John Carey analyzes the elitest views of some of the most highly respected literary icons of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This book, as defined in his preface, "is about the response of the English literary intelligentsia to the new phenomenon of mass culture."Readers may be shocked to learn that H.G. Wells liked to think that this newly emerged "mass" would be e... Full description

Review:

"Witty, passionate and end-to-end readable." -- "The Guardian"

"Witty, passionate and end-to-end readable." -- The Guardian

"He denounces snobbish insularity with a gusto I hope will prove contagious in America." -- New York Times Book Review

Book Description:

In The Intellectuals and the Masses:Pride and Prejudice among the Literary Intelligentsia, 1880-1939 John Carey examines modernist art and literature and assaults the prejudices of the intellectual founders of modern culture.