Jane Austen, Monet and Phantom of the Opera – middlebrow culture today
- Written by David Carter, Professor emeritus, The University of Queensland
Anthony Warlow and Ana Marina rehearse the Phantom of the Opera in Melbourne, 2007.AAP Image/Julian SmithCulture has long been stratified as “high” or “low”, or perhaps “high” and “popular” to soften the blow. But what about the in-between?
The word “middlebrow” emerged into English in the...





