Celebrity Authorship and Afterlives in English and American Literature (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)

This book maps the history of literary celebrity from the early nineteenth century to the present, paying special attention to the authors' crafting of their writerly self as well as the afterlife of their public image. Case studies are John Keats, Edgar Allan Poe, Eliza Cook, Herman Melville, Oscar Wilde, Gertrude Stein, J.D. Salinger and Zadie Smith. Literary celebrity is part and parcel of modern literary culture, yet it continues to raise intriguing questions about the nature of authorship, writerly fame and the tension between authorial self-fashioning and public appropriation. This volume provides unique insights into the phenomenon.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2016
First published:	2016
Editors:	Gaston Franssen
Authors:	Rick Honings
Editors:	Rick Honings
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	209
Edition:	1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-55867-1
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 19th century Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900 Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Novels, other prose & writers > General
LSN:	1-137-55867-9
Barcode:	9781137558671

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