Byromania and the birth of celebrity culture
By: Ghislaine McDayter.
Series: Suny series, studies in the long nineteenth century
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9781438425252
Subjects: Byron, George Gordon Byron, -- Baron, -- 1788-1824 -- Appreciation; Byron, George Gordon Byron, -- Baron, -- 1788-1824 -- Influence; Fame -- History -- 19th century; Fans (Persons) -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century; Popular culture -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century; Fame -- History -- Case studies; Fans (Persons) -- History -- Case studies; Popular culture -- History -- Case studies
Genres: Case studies.
Description: In this work, the author argues that Byron's popularity, especially among women, marked the beginning of celebrity as a cultural industry. She postulates that 'Byromania' marked the emergence of a celebrity culture and a feminisation of popular culture that has endured to the present day.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The blazing muse : hysteria and the politics of popularity; title: Convulsions in rhyme : the Turkish tales; title: Periodical hysteria : literary commodification and the problem of authority; title: Conjuring Byron : subjectivity and the operations of fan culture; title: Afterword: materializing Byron.