Walt Whitman and the culture of American celebrity /

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What is the relationship between poetry and fame? What happens to a reader's experience when a poem invokes its author's popularity? Making use of notebooks, photographs, and archival sources, the author provides a history of the rise of celebrity culture in the United States.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Blake, David Haven
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2006.
Subjects:
Whitman, Walt, > 1819-1892.
Whitman, Walt, > 1819-1892
1800-1899
Poets, American > 19th century > Biography.
Publicity.
Fame > Economic aspects.
Popular culture > United States > History > 19th century.
Advertising.
Poètes américains > 19e siècle > Biographies.
Publicité.
Renommée > Aspect économique.
Culture populaire > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
advertising.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Poetry.
Fame > Economic aspects
Poets, American
Popular culture
Publicity
Reputatie.
United States
Biography
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontispiece
  • Celebrity
  • Personality
  • Publicity
  • Intimacies
  • Campaigns.

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