Summary Of Lawrence Levine Highbrowing And Lowbrow

On the first chapter of the book Highbrow/Lowbrow by Lawrence Levine, he makes the point that through art, especially the one created by Shakespeare, made everyone gather together while not minding what social class the audience belong to. The reason for this is because Americans have the same interest at this time period. Then it transitions to the people from the higher class building barriers between them and the people from the middle and lower class.
As the story goes on, Levine comments on how certain cultures and traditions are being highly respected and admired during the nineteenth century. Leaders, directors, and critics made huge steps in order to make the audience want more of that. A key figure in this part of the book is “Theodore