Idolizing authorship : literary celebrity and the construction of identity, 1800 to the present /

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Though these days, our celebrity culture tends to revolve around movie stars and pop musicians, there have been plenty of celebrity authors over the years and around the world. This volume brings together a number of contributors to look at how and why certain writers have attained celebrity through...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Franssen, Gaston, 1977- (Editor ), Honings, Rick, 1984- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press B.V., [2017]
Temas:
Authorship > Social aspects > History.
Fame > History.
Art d'écrire > Aspect social > Histoire.
Renommée > Histoire.
Literature: history and criticism.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
Authorship > Social aspects
Fame
literary celebrity, self-fashioning, comparative literature, fandom, afterlife.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Though these days, our celebrity culture tends to revolve around movie stars and pop musicians, there have been plenty of celebrity authors over the years and around the world. This volume brings together a number of contributors to look at how and why certain writers have attained celebrity throughout history. How were their images as celebrities constructed by themselves and in complicity with their fans? And how did that process and its effects differ from country to country and era to era?
Descripción Física:1 online resource (282 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789048528677
9048528674

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