The Astonished Muse

By Reuel Denney

Book Overview

This classic in communications is also a path-breaking study of American popular culture, combining the thoughtful sympathy of Gilbert Seldes with the critical sensitivity for form of H.L. Mencken.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0000CJUO3
• Release Date: January 1957
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.

Customer Reviews

The Astonished Muse

TV - movies - comic strips - cars - ads and advertising - sports - science fiction - the "do-it-yourself" movement - urban architecture: everything from the symbolism of Pogo to the social function of glass walls in moderm office buildings is explored in this spirited and original discussion of the hazards and vitality of popular culture in America today. --- from book's back cover