Type
Text
Type
Thesis
Advisor
Manning, Peter J | Tondre, Michael.
Date
2012-12-01
Keywords
Literature | Celebrity, Consumer Culture, Fandom, Fan Practices, Lord Byron
Department
Department of English
Language
en_US
Source
This work is sponsored by the Stony Brook University Graduate School in compliance with the requirements for completion of degree.
Identifier
http://hdl.handle.net/11401/71259
Publisher
The Graduate School, Stony Brook University: Stony Brook, NY.
Format
application/pdf
Abstract
This article follows the ascension of Lord Byron, widely regarded as the first living literary celebrity. The process by which this status was constructed shall be documented and analyzed, as well as Byron's cultural legacy. The practices of fan culture during the nineteenth century in response to Byron are analyzed alongside contemporary fan practices. The phenomenon of Byromania and the Byronic are examined alongside the evolution of literary celebrity into its modern form, tracing back to Byron's initial efforts. | 40 pages
Recommended Citation
Hedayat, Kathrine Elaheh, "What, after all, are all things -- but a show?: Byron and the Legacy of Literary Celebrity" (2012). Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions). 465.
https://commons.library.stonybrook.edu/stony-brook-theses-and-dissertations-collection/465