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Writing celebrity [electronic resource] : Stein, Fitzgerald, and the modern(ist) art of self-fashioning /

by Galow, Timothy W; ProQuest (Firm).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: American literature readings in the 21st century: Publisher: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011Description: xv, 235 p.ISBN: ; .Subject(s): Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott), 1896-1940 -- Criticism and interpretation | Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946 -- Criticism and interpretation | American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism | Modernism (Literature) -- United States | Celebrities -- United States -- History -- 20th century | Fame -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century | Electronic booksOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
pt. 1. Contexts : literary modernism in the age of celebrity -- pt. 2. From Toklas to everybody : Gertrude Stein between autobiographies -- pt. 3. The crack-up of F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Summary: "Writing Celebrity is divided into three major sections. The first part traces the rise of a national celebrity culture in the United States and examines the impact that this culture had on "literary" writing in the decades before World War II. The second two sections of the book demonstrate the relevance of celebrity for literary scholarship by re-evaluating the careers of two major American authors, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Gertrude Stein"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1. Contexts : literary modernism in the age of celebrity -- pt. 2. From Toklas to everybody : Gertrude Stein between autobiographies -- pt. 3. The crack-up of F. Scott Fitzgerald.

"Writing Celebrity is divided into three major sections. The first part traces the rise of a national celebrity culture in the United States and examines the impact that this culture had on "literary" writing in the decades before World War II. The second two sections of the book demonstrate the relevance of celebrity for literary scholarship by re-evaluating the careers of two major American authors, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Gertrude Stein"-- Provided by publisher.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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