Star authors in the age of Romanticism : literary celebrity in the Netherlands /

Honings, Rick, 1984-

Star authors in the age of Romanticism : literary celebrity in the Netherlands / Rick Honings. - [Leiden, The Netherlands] : Leiden University Press, (c)2018. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographies and index.

Cover; Title; Copyright; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The Calvinist Celebrity: Willem Bilderdijk; 2 Poet of the Nation: Hendrik Tollens; 3 From Dutch Byron to National Symbol: Nicolaas Beets; 4 The Piet Paaltjens Myth: François HaverSchmidt; 5 Messiah with Girls: Multatuli; 6 The Dutch Dynamic; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Although there has always been a fascination for famous people, the invention of modern celebrity culture goes back to the nineteenth century. During Romanticism the position of the author changed, but also that of the public with the phenomenon of the fan and associated fandom coming into existence. In Star Authors in the Age of Romanticism Dutch literary celebrity culture is analysed and embedded in the international discourse on this subject. Internationally, scholarly attention has over the last years been given to literary celebrity. This book supplies the Dutch dynamic to the international.



9400603223 9789400603226


Dutch literature--History and criticism.--19th century
Authors and readers--History--Netherlands--19th century.
Celebrities--History--Netherlands--19th century.
Poets, Dutch--19th century.


Electronic Books.

PT5170 / .S737 2018