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Dead Famous

- An Unexpected History of Celebrity from Bronze Age to Silver Screen
Af: Greg Jenner Engelsk Paperback

Dead Famous

- An Unexpected History of Celebrity from Bronze Age to Silver Screen
Af: Greg Jenner Engelsk Paperback
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Fizzes with clever vignettes and juicy tidbits... [a] joyous romp of a book.'' Guardian

''A fascinating, rollicking book in search of why, where and how fame strikes. Sit back and enjoy the ride.'' Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads

''[An] engaging and well-researched book... Jenner brings his material to vivid life'' Observer

Celebrity, with its neon glow and selfie pout, strikes us as hypermodern. But the famous and infamous have been thrilling, titillating, and outraging us for much longer than we might realise. Whether it was the scandalous Lord Byron, whose poetry sent female fans into an erotic frenzy; or the cheetah-owning, coffin-sleeping, one-legged French actress Sarah Bernhardt, who launched a violent feud with her former best friend; or Edmund Kean, the dazzling Shakespearean actor whose monstrous ego and terrible alcoholism saw him nearly murdered by his own audience - the list of stars whose careers burned bright before the Age of Television is extensive and thrillingly varied.
In this ambitious history, that spans the Bronze Age to the coming of Hollywood''s Golden Age, Greg Jenner assembles a vibrant cast of over 125 actors, singers, dancers, sportspeople, freaks, demigods, ruffians, and more, in search of celebrity''s historical roots. He reveals why celebrity burst into life in the early eighteenth century, how it differs to ancient ideas of fame, the techniques through which it was acquired, how it was maintained, the effect it had on public tastes, and the psychological burden stardom could place on those in the glaring limelight. DEAD FAMOUS is a surprising, funny, and fascinating exploration of both a bygone age and how we came to inhabit our modern, fame obsessed society.
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Fizzes with clever vignettes and juicy tidbits... [a] joyous romp of a book.'' Guardian

''A fascinating, rollicking book in search of why, where and how fame strikes. Sit back and enjoy the ride.'' Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads

''[An] engaging and well-researched book... Jenner brings his material to vivid life'' Observer

Celebrity, with its neon glow and selfie pout, strikes us as hypermodern. But the famous and infamous have been thrilling, titillating, and outraging us for much longer than we might realise. Whether it was the scandalous Lord Byron, whose poetry sent female fans into an erotic frenzy; or the cheetah-owning, coffin-sleeping, one-legged French actress Sarah Bernhardt, who launched a violent feud with her former best friend; or Edmund Kean, the dazzling Shakespearean actor whose monstrous ego and terrible alcoholism saw him nearly murdered by his own audience - the list of stars whose careers burned bright before the Age of Television is extensive and thrillingly varied.
In this ambitious history, that spans the Bronze Age to the coming of Hollywood''s Golden Age, Greg Jenner assembles a vibrant cast of over 125 actors, singers, dancers, sportspeople, freaks, demigods, ruffians, and more, in search of celebrity''s historical roots. He reveals why celebrity burst into life in the early eighteenth century, how it differs to ancient ideas of fame, the techniques through which it was acquired, how it was maintained, the effect it had on public tastes, and the psychological burden stardom could place on those in the glaring limelight. DEAD FAMOUS is a surprising, funny, and fascinating exploration of both a bygone age and how we came to inhabit our modern, fame obsessed society.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 416
ISBN-13: 9781780225661
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1780225660
Kategori: Populærkultur
Udg. Dato: 19 aug 2021
Længde: 29mm
Bredde: 198mm
Højde: 128mm
Forlag: Orion Publishing Co
Oplagsdato: 19 aug 2021
Forfatter(e): Greg Jenner
Forfatter(e) Greg Jenner

Kategori Populærkultur

ISBN-13 9781780225661

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 416

Udgave

Længde 29mm

Bredde 198mm

Højde 128mm

Udg. Dato 19 aug 2021

Oplagsdato 19 aug 2021

Forlag Orion Publishing Co

Kategori sammenhænge