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BL
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711144
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b533333
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| Main Entry
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Galow, Timothy W
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| Title & Author
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Writing celebrity : : Stein, Fitzgerald, and the modern(ist) art of self-fashioning /\ Timothy W. Galow
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| Edition Statement
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1st ed
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Palgrave Macmillan,, 2011
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| Series Statement
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American literature readings in the 21st century
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| Page. NO
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xv, 235 p. ;; 22 cm
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| ISBN
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0230112714 (hardback)
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: 9780230112711 (hardback)
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Abstract
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"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"--
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"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"--
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| Subject
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Fitzgerald, F. Scott, (Francis Scott),1896-1940-- Criticism and interpretation
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Stein, Gertrude,1874-1946-- Criticism and interpretation
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| Subject
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American literature-- 20th century-- History and criticism
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Celebrities-- United States-- History-- 20th century
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Fame-- Social aspects-- United States-- History-- 20th century
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| Subject
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Modernism (Literature)-- United States
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| Dewey Classification
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810.9/112
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| LC Classification
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PS228.M63G35 2011
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