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Lorraine M. York - Literary Celebrity in Canada - 9780802092823 - V9780802092823
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Literary Celebrity in Canada

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Description for Literary Celebrity in Canada hardcover. Literary Celebrity in Canada explores that space, drawing on current theories of celebrity and questioning their tendency to view fame as an empty phenomenon. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; DSK; JFCA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 400.

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.

Using as examples three contemporary literary celebrities, Margaret Atwood, Michael Ondaatje, and Carol Shields, and four earlier popular writers, Pauline Johnson, Stephen ... Read more

Citizenship, however, is a remarkably consistent site of tension for stars, literary or otherwise. 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.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9780802092823
SKU
V9780802092823
Shipping Time
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About Lorraine M. York
Lorraine York is the Senator William McMaster Chair in Canadian Literature and Culture and a professor in the Department of English and Cultural Studies at McMaster University.

Reviews for Literary Celebrity in Canada
"Lorraine York’s brief study of Canadian literary celebrity joins the growing pantheon of theory and criticism urging its readers to re-evaluate their assumptions … it remains accessible as a shot across the bow of staid academic considerations of Canadian literature."
Owen Percy
Canadian Literature

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