Book of Donmon Teith

While artistically ambitious poets of the era are often characterized as preferring a lasting future fame to contemporary popularity, this book reveals that a s

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

Demonstrates how periodicals, newspapers, and annuals influenced Victorian poetry and offers fresh interpretations of central Victorian poets including Tennyson

Focusing on representations of women's literary celebrity in nineteenth-century biographies, autobiographical accounts, periodicals, and fiction, Brenda R. Webe

Since long before the age of celebrity activism, literary authors have used their public profiles and cultural capital to draw attention to a wide range of soci