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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810710003321

Autore

York Lorraine Mary <1958->

Titolo

Literary celebrity in Canada / / Lorraine York

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2007

©2007

ISBN

1-4875-1313-5

1-4426-8451-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Disciplina

C810.9/005

Soggetti

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

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

Literary Celebrity in Canada explores that space, drawing on current theories of celebrity and questioning their tendency to view fame as an empty phenomenon.