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THE TENTH MUSE.(popular culture)
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Harper's Magazine
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September 1, 2001
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2001 Harper's Magazine Foundation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Who is Demotica, what is she?
She is the muse of popular culture, the tenth muse, the muse who inspires the poems and tales and tunes that express the hearts and minds of the people. Reliable reports say that she has disappeared, and this worries a good many observers. Their concerns point in various directions, but together they confirm the impression that in the modern world there is no popular culture. Listen to some of these complaints. The New York Times says that the whole country argues about taste and concludes that "when it comes to enforcing it, it's best to tread lightly, if at all." A book by Thomas S. Hibbs entitled Shows About Nothing has the subtitle: ...
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