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UNINA9910810710003321 |
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York Lorraine Mary <1958-> |
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Titolo |
Literary celebrity in Canada / / Lorraine York |
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Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2007 |
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©2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-4875-1313-5 |
1-4426-8451-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (209 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Authorship - Social aspects - Canada - History - 20th century |
Authors, Canadian - 20th century |
Celebrities - Canada |
Authors and readers - Canada - History - 20th century |
Literature and society - Canada - History - 20th century |
History |
Case studies. |
Biographies. |
Electronic books. |
Canada |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Literary celebrity? -- Earlier literary stardom in Canada -- Margaret Atwood's "uneasy eminence" : negotiating with the famous -- Michael Ontdaatje and the "twentieth-century game of fame" -- "Arriving late as always" : the literary celebrity of Carol Shields -- Walking the walk : a conclusion. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Literary Celebrity in Canada explores that space, drawing on current theories of celebrity and questioning their tendency to view fame as an empty phenomenon. |
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