Modernist Star Maps

Download or read book Modernist Star Maps written by Aaron Jaffe and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2010 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Canadian, American, and British scholars explore the mutually determining relationship of modernism and modern celebrity culture in this innovative collection. Illuminating case studies of subjects both predictable (Virginia Woolf and F. Scott Fitzgerald) and surprising (Elvis and Hitler) are balanced by attention to broader issues related to modernist aesthetics, such as celebrity's relationship to identity, commodification, print culture, personality, visual cultures, and theatricality.