Cover; Title; Copyright; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The Calvinist Celebrity: Willem Bilderdijk; 2 Poet of the Nation: Hendrik Tollens; 3 From Dutch Byron to National Symbol: Nicolaas Beets; 4 The Piet Paaltjens Myth: François HaverSchmidt; 5 Messiah with Girls: Multatuli; 6 The Dutch Dynamic; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary
Although there has always been a fascination for famous people, the invention of modern celebrity culture goes back to the nineteenth century. During Romanticism the position of the author changed, but also that of the public with the phenomenon of the fan and associated fandom coming into existence. In Star Authors in the Age of Romanticism Dutch literary celebrity culture is analysed and embedded in the international discourse on this subject. Internationally, scholarly attention has over the last years been given to literary celebrity. This book supplies the Dutch dynamic to the international
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-269) and index
Notes
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 27, 2018)
