Star authors in the age of Romanticism :: literary celebrity in the Netherlands /

Although there has always been a fascination for famous people, the invention of modern celebrity culture goes back to the nineteenth century. During Romanticism the position of the author changed, but also that of the public with the phenomenon of the fan and associated fandom coming into existence...

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1. Verfasser: Honings, Rick, 1984- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: [Leiden, The Netherlands] : Leiden University Press, [2018]
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Zusammenfassung:Although there has always been a fascination for famous people, the invention of modern celebrity culture goes back to the nineteenth century. During Romanticism the position of the author changed, but also that of the public with the phenomenon of the fan and associated fandom coming into existence. In Star Authors in the Age of Romanticism Dutch literary celebrity culture is analysed and embedded in the international discourse on this subject. Internationally, scholarly attention has over the last years been given to literary celebrity. This book supplies the Dutch dynamic to the international.
Beschreibung:1 online resource
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-269) and index.
ISBN:9400603223
9789400603226