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| ISBN: | 9780802092823 (acid-free paper)
0802092829 (acid-free paper)
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-192) and index.
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| 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.
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| Other form: | Online version: York, Lorraine Mary, 1958- Literary celebrity in Canada. Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, c2007
Online version: York, Lorraine Mary, 1958- Literary celebrity in Canada. Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, c2007
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