This book maps the history of literary celebrity from the early nineteenth century to the present, paying special attention to the authors' crafting of their writerly self as well as the afterlife of their public image.
This book maps the history of literary celebrity from the early nineteenth century to the present, paying special attention to the authors' crafting o...
Seit der Antike existiert das Zusammenspiel zwischen Literatur und Medizin. Das erste Buch von Homers Ilias etwa berichtet uber die im Lager der Achaier ausgebrochene Pest. Handelt es sich hierbei um eine ausfuhrliche Erzahlung, so war vor allem das Genre des Aphorismus als eine literarische Technik zur Verbreitung medizinischen Wissens von Bedeutung, angefangen beim Corpus Hippocraticum bis zu den Aphorismi de cognoscendis et curandis morbis (1715) von Herman Boerhaave.Gleichzeitig wurde das Thema Krankheit und ihr Einfluss auf die Entwicklung der Menschheit von einer grossen Zahl poetischer...
Seit der Antike existiert das Zusammenspiel zwischen Literatur und Medizin. Das erste Buch von Homers Ilias etwa berichtet uber die im Lager der Achai...
Though these days, our celebrity culture tends to revolve around movie stars and pop musicians, there have been plenty of celebrity authors over the years and around the world. This volume brings together a number of contributors to look at how and why certain writers including Rousseau, Proust, Goethe, Pound, and Murakami have attained celebrity throughout history. How were their images as celebrities constructed by themselves and in complicity with their fans? And how did that process and its effects differ from country to country and era to era?"
Though these days, our celebrity culture tends to revolve around movie stars and pop musicians, there have been plenty of celebrity authors over the y...
This book integrates nationalism studies with iterary and linguistic history by highlighting scholarly study of the Dutch language as a factor in the creation of the national identity.
This book integrates nationalism studies with iterary and linguistic history by highlighting scholarly study of the Dutch language as a factor in the ...
