Sentiment & Celebrity

Name: Sentiment & Celebrity
Brand: Oxford University Press
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By Baker, Thomas N.

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Sentiment and Celebrity tells the story of a man the New York Times once called "the most talked-about author in America". A widely admired, if controversial master of the sentimental appeal poet and "magazinist" Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806-1867) was a pioneer in the modern business of celebrity. By charting the shape and thrust of the various controversies that surrounded Willis, this book shows how the cultural and commercial impulses that fostered the development of antebellum America's love affair with fame and fashion drew power and sustenance from the concurrent allure of genteel cultivation and sentiment.

Product details

Edition:

illustrated

Number of Pages:

272

Release Date:

1998-12-31

Publication Date:

2001-03-19

Publisher:

Oxford University Press

Languages:

Original: English

ISBN10:

0195120736

ISBN13:

9780195120738

GPSR Manufacturer Reference:

[email protected]

Weight:

596 g

Height:

157 cm

Width:

235 cm

Thickness:

21 cm

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