Writing celebrity
Subtitle: Stein, Fitzgerald, and the modern(ist) art of self-fashioning
By: Timothy W. Galow
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: American literature readings in the 21st century; American literature readings in the 21st century
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 235
ISBN-13: 9780230112711
Subjects: Modernism (Literature); Celebrities; History and criticism; American literature; Fame; Criticism and interpretation; History
Description: "Writing Celebrity is divided into three major sections. The first part traces the rise of a national celebrity culture in the United States and examines the impact that this culture had on "literary" writing in the decades before World War II. The second two sections of the book demonstrate the relevance of celebrity for literary scholarship by re-evaluating the careers of two major American authors, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Gertrude Stein"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-230) and index.