TY - GEN AB - Literary professors, and academia in general, have a history of turning a blind eye against popular fiction but why? The Ulysses Delusion explores this question by linking this literary condescension to a wider discussion on the gendered history of reading novels. Topics include Oprah's Book Club, Harry Potter, and Chick Lit. AU - Farr, Cecilia Konchar, CN - PS371 DO - 10.1057/9781137542779 DO - doi ID - 754651 KW - American fiction KW - Fiction KW - Popular literature KW - Books and reading KW - Social values in literature. KW - Criticism KW - Feminist literary criticism LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.springer.com/10.1057/9781137542779 N2 - Literary professors, and academia in general, have a history of turning a blind eye against popular fiction but why? The Ulysses Delusion explores this question by linking this literary condescension to a wider discussion on the gendered history of reading novels. Topics include Oprah's Book Club, Harry Potter, and Chick Lit. SN - 9781137542779 SN - 1137542772 T1 - The Ulysses delusionrethinking standards of literary merit / TI - The Ulysses delusionrethinking standards of literary merit / UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.springer.com/10.1057/9781137542779 ER -