In this 2005 book, Jaffe examines the interactions of modernist literary fame and celebrity culture in the early twentieth century.

The phenomenon of celebrity burst upon the world scene about a century ago, as movies and modern media brought exceptional, larger-than-life personalities befor

Bringing together Canadian, American, and British scholars, this volume explores the relationship between modernism and modern celebrity culture. In support of

As mass media burgeoned in the years between the first and second world wars, so did another phenomenon—celebrity. Beginning in Hollywood with the studio-orch

This account of modernism and its place in public culture looks at where modernism was produced and how it was transmitted to particular audiences. The individu