Those who write for immortality : romantic reputations and the dream of lasting fame /
"This book offers a fresh look at fame and a fresh way of thinking about both literary fame and literary history" --
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Published: |
Yale University Press,
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Publisher Address: | New Haven : |
Publication Dates: | [2015] |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Summary: |
"This book offers a fresh look at fame and a fresh way of thinking about both literary fame and literary history" -- |
Carrier Form: | xiv, 294 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-286) and index. |
ISBN: |
9780300174793 (hbk. : alk. paper) : 0300174799 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
Index Number: | PR468 |
CLC: | I561.094 |
Call Number: | I561.094/J129 |
Contents: | The fame tradition -- A heroic model of authorship -- The stigma of popularity -- Interlude -- What about merit? -- Raising the unread -- Conclusion. |