Drama of Celebrity
Drama of Celebrity A bold new account of how celebrity worksWhy do we care so much about celebrities? Do celebrities deserve the outsized attention they receive? Who decides who gets to be a star?…
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Drama of Celebrity
A bold new account of how celebrity worksWhy do we care so much about celebrities? Do celebrities deserve the outsized attention they receive? Who decides who gets to be a star?
Drawing on scrapbooks, diaries, and vintage fan mail, she traces celebrity culture back to its nineteenth-century roots, when people the world over found themselves captivated by celebrity chefs, bad-boy poets, and actors such as the divine Sarah Bernhardt, as famous in her day as the Beatles in theirs. Sharon Marcus challenges everything you thought you knew about our obsession with fame. The Drama of Celebrity reveals how journalists, the public, and celebrities themselves all compete to shape the stories we tell about celebrities and fans, resulting in a high-stakes drama as endless as it is
Drama of Celebrity
Comedy, Comedy, Comedy, Drama