Making Stars
Biography and Celebrity in Eighteenth-Century Britain
By Anne Betty Weinshenker, Elaine McGirr, Glynis Ridley, Heather McPherson, Jack Lynch, Jane Wessel, Kevin Bourque, Kirsten Teresa Saxton, Kristina Straub, Miriam L. Wallace, Nora Nachumi, Rebecca Tierney-Hynes, Sarah Ailwood, Semane Parsons, Sören Hamm | Publisher: University of Delaware Press
About the book
In bringing biography and celebrity together, the essays in Making Stars interrogate contemporary and current understandings of each. Although biography was not invented in the eighteenth century, the period saw the emergence of works that focus on individuals who are interesting as much, if not more, for their everyday, lived experience than for their status or actions. At the same time, celebrity emerged as public fascination for the private lives of publicly visible individuals. Biography and celebrity are mutually constitutive, but in complex and varied ways that this volume unpacks. Contributors to this volume present us a picture of eighteenth-century celebrity that was mediated across multiple sites, demonstrating that eighteenth-century celebrity culture in Britain was more pervasive, diverse and, in many ways, more egalitarian, than previously supposed.
Editions of Making Stars
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- ISBN 9781644532645
- EBook
- ISBN 9781644532669
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- ISBN 9781644532676
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In bringing biography and celebrity together, the essays in Making Stars interrogate contemporary and current understandings of each. Although biography was not invented in the eighteenth century, the period saw the emergence of works that focus on individuals who are interesting as much, if not more, for their everyday, lived experience than for their status or actions. At the same time, celebrity emerged as public fascination for the private lives of publicly visible individuals. Biography and celebrity are mutually constitutive, but in complex and varied ways that this volume unpacks. Contributors to this volume present us a picture of eighteenth-century celebrity that was mediated across multiple sites, demonstrating that eighteenth-century celebrity culture in Britain was more pervasive, diverse and, in many ways, more egalitarian, than previously supposed.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Making Stars about?
In bringing biography and celebrity together, the essays in Making Stars interrogate contemporary and current understandings of each. Although biography was not invented in the eighteenth century, the period saw the emergence of works that focus on individuals who are interesting as much, if not more, for their everyday, lived experience than for their status or actions. At the same time, celebrity emerged as public fascination for the private lives of publicly visible individuals. Biography and celebrity are mutually constitutive, but in complex and varied ways that this volume unpacks. Contributors to this volume present us a picture of eighteenth-century celebrity that was mediated across multiple sites, demonstrating that eighteenth-century celebrity culture in Britain was more pervasive, diverse and, in many ways, more egalitarian, than previously supposed.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Making Stars?
Biography, Literature and Literary studies > Literature: history and criticism > Literary studies: general > Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800
Where can I read a sample of Making Stars?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781644532645
Is Making Stars part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Performing Celebrity
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Making Stars?
Anne Betty Weinshenker, Elaine McGirr, Glynis Ridley, Heather McPherson, Jack Lynch, Jane Wessel, Kevin Bourque, Kirsten Teresa Saxton, Kristina Straub, Miriam L. Wallace, Nora Nachumi, Rebecca Tierney-Hynes, Sarah Ailwood, Semane Parsons, Sören Hamm
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Making Stars is available as paperback(ISBN 9781644532645) and ebook(ISBN 9781644532669) and pdf(ISBN 9781644532676)
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