Idolizing Authorship - Literary Celebrity Construction of Identity, 1800 to 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 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?

Product details

• Authors: Dr. Gaston Honings Franssen, Gaston Honings Franssen, Rick Franssen Honings
• Assisted by: Gaston Franssen (Editor), Rick Honings (Editor)
• Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2017
• EAN: 9789089649638
• ISBN: 978-90-8964-963-8
• No. of pages: 282
• Series: Amsterdam University Press
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories