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Literary celebrity in Canada
- Title
- Literary celebrity in Canada / Lorraine York.
- Author
- York, Lorraine Mary, 1958-
- Publication
- Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2007], ©2007.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | PR9185.2 .Y67 2007g | Off-site |
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- Description
- viii, 200 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- "In recent years, Canadian authors have enjoyed tremendous international success, writing novels that become Oscar-nominated films or achieve coveted success as selections for the Oprah Winfrey bookclub. Literary Celebrity in Canada is the first extended study of the dynamics of celebrity in the field of Canadian literature. Building on the argument that celebrity is a phenomenon firmly embraced by mainstream culture, Lorraine York examines it in relation to various tensions and conflicts within the literary community and beyond." "Like citizenship, celebrity marks an uneasy space wherein the single, special individual and the group demographic both meet and separate. Literary Celebrity in Canada explores that space, drawing on current theories of celebrity and questioning their tendency to view fame as an empty phenomenon. This study is an innovative attempt to understand the psychology of literary stardom and will influence future research on contemporary literature and popular culture."--BOOK JACKET.
- Subjects
- Authors and readers > Canada > History > 20th century
- Littérature et société > Canada > Histoire > 20e siècle
- Authorship > Social aspects > Canada > History > 20th century
- Celebrities > Canada > Biography
- Célébrités > Canada > Biographies
- Écrivains canadiens-anglais > 20e siècle > Biographies
- Art d'écrire > Aspect social > Canada > Histoire > 20e siècle
- Literature and society > Canada > History > 20th century
- Authors, Canadian (English) > 20th century > Biography
- Écrivains et lecteurs > Canada > Histoire > 20e siècle
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- 1. Literary Celebrity? -- 2. Earlier Literary Stardom in Canada -- 3. Margaret Atwood's 'Uneasy Eminence': Negotiating with the Famous -- 4. Michael Ondaatje and the 'Twentieth-Century Game of Fame' -- 5. 'Arriving Late as Always': The Literary Celebrity of Carol Shields -- 6. Walking the Walk: A Conclusion.
- ISBN
- 9780802092823
- 0802092829
- OCLC
- ocm85832771
- 85832771
- SCSB-5377657
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries