Bestsellers—Today and Yesterday

Jan. 20, 2016
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Prof. Albrecht Classen's new book (co-edited with Eva Parra-Membrives) asks: "What does a bestseller mean for literary history? What effect does success on the book market have on the literary evaluation of a text? How do quality and quantity relate to each other in this equation?" See a description of the various essays in this collection here.