I'm not sure you're giving authors enough credit. I know at least that poets often struggle with this issues when laying out the order of their books, and I wouldn't be surprised if some prose masters had an understanding of the printed form in mind as they composed their works.
@Ian Thanks for clarifying. I wasn't certain what you mean as the tangibility issue, since I saw that as more of a demonstrable issue. A problem I have in considering this topic is that kitsch is a term with many facets. Focusing on each facet tends to lead me down ...
