The Drama of Celebrity by Sharon Marcus - ISBN: 9780691210186
Paperback
Unpack fame’s drama: celebrity, public, and media in a timeless tug-of-war.

The Drama of Celebrity

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  • Paperback

    328 pages

  • Release Date

    28 February 2021

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Summary

A bold new account of how celebrity works.

Why do we care so much about celebrities? Who decides who gets to be a star? Do celebrities deserve the outsized attention they receive? Sharon Marcus challenges everything you thought you knew about our obsession with fame. Drawing on scrapbooks, diaries, and vintage fan mail, she traces celebrity culture back to its nineteenth-century roots, when people the world over found themselves captivated by celebrity chefs, bad-boy …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780691210186
ISBN-10:0691210187
Author:Sharon Marcus
Publisher:Princeton University Press
Imprint:Princeton University Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:328
Release Date:28 February 2021
Weight:320g
Dimensions:203mm x 133mm
About The Author

Sharon Marcus

Sharon Marcus is the Orlando Harriman Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. She is a founding editor of Public Books and the author of the award-winning Between Women: Friendship, Desire, and Marriage in Victorian England (Princeton).

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