How do you distinguish “highbrow” from “lowbrow” books? Does a highbrow book imply it’s better than other books? Host Jacob Shymanski and guest Red Szell explore the division between the two concepts and deconstruct its relevancy in modern day. Books mentioned in this episode include: • “The Da Vinci Code” by Dan Brown • “Dungeon Crawler Carl” series by Matt Dinniman • “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee • “Moby-Dick” by Herman Melville • “Finnegans Wake” by James Joyce • “Infinite Jest” by David Foster Wallace • “Mrs. Dalloway” by Virginia Woolf • “Dracula” by Bram Stoker This episode was produced Andrika De Lanerolle
How do you distinguish “highbrow” from “lowbrow” books?
Does a highbrow book imply it’s better than other books?
Host Jacob Shymanski and guest Red Szell explore the division between the two concepts and deconstruct its relevancy in modern day.
Books mentioned in this episode include:
• “The Da Vinci Code” by Dan Brown
• “Dungeon Crawler Carl” series by Matt Dinniman
• “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee
• “Moby-Dick” by Herman Melville
• “Finnegans Wake” by James Joyce
• “Infinite Jest” by David Foster Wallace
• “Mrs. Dalloway” by Virginia Woolf
• “Dracula” by Bram Stoker
This episode was produced Andrika De Lanerolle