Literary celebrity in Canada /Lorraine York.

York, Lorraine Mary, 1958-

Literary celebrity in Canada /Lorraine York. - Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, (c)2007. - 1 online resource (viii, 200 pages)

Includes bibliographies and index.

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.

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




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Authorship--Social aspects--History--Canada--20th century.
Authors, Canadian--20th century--Case studies.
Celebrities--Canada--Case studies.
Authors and readers--History--Canada--20th century.
Literature and society--History--Canada--20th century.
Celebrities--Canada--Biography.
Authors, Canadian (English)--20th century--Biography.


Electronic Books.

PR9185 / .L584 2007