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

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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Weitere beteiligte Personen: Franssen, Gaston 1977- (HerausgeberIn), Honings, Rick 1984- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press 2020
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1017/9789048528677
https://doi.org/10.1017/9789048528677
https://doi.org/10.1017/9789048528677
Zusammenfassung: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?
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Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (282 Seiten)
ISBN:9789048528677
DOI:10.1017/9789048528677