The metaphor of celebrity : Canadian poetry and the public, 1955-1980 /

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The Metaphor of Celebrity is an exploration of the significance of literary celebrity in Canadian poetry. It focuses on the lives and writing of four widely recognized authors who wrote about stardom -- Leonard Cohen, Michael Ondaatje, Irving Layton, and Gwendolyn MacEwen -- and the specific moments...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Deshaye, Joel, 1977- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2013]
Temas:
1900-1999
Canadian poetry > 20th century > History and criticism.
Poets, Canadian > Public relations.
Canadian poetry > 20th century > Social aspects.
Authors and readers > Canada > History > 20th century.
Poésie canadienne > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Poètes canadiens > Relations publiques.
Poésie canadienne > 20e siècle > Aspect social.
Écrivains et lecteurs > Canada > Histoire > 20e siècle.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Poetry.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Canadian.
Authors and readers
Canadian poetry
Canada
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • The metaphor of celebrity
  • The era of celebrity in Canadian poetry
  • Becoming "too public" in the poetry of Irving Layton
  • Fighting words : Layton on radio and television
  • Recognition, anonymity, and Leonard Cohen's stranger music
  • "I like that line because it's got my name in it" : masochistic stardom in Cohen's poetry
  • Celebrity, sexuality, and the uncanny in Michael Ondaatje's The collected works of Billy the Kid
  • "A razor in the body" : Ondaatje's Rat jelly and Secular love
  • The magician and his public in the poetry of Gwendolyn MacEwen
  • Passing and celebrity in MacEwen's The T.E. Lawrence pomes
  • Conclusion: public, nation, now
  • Acknowledgments
  • Appendix : four tables
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index.

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