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How can the modern individual control his or her self-representation when the whole world seems to be watching? The question is not a new one. Julia Fawcett traces it back to 18th-century London - and to the strange and spectacular self-representations performed there by England's first modern celebrities.

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“Well-written and packed with interesting information about a coterie of performer/writers whom we don’t typically read as a coterie. Fawcett’s scholarship makes an important contribution to our understanding of the ways in which some of the first public celebrities coped with their fame.” —Judith Pascoe, University of Iowa

“This powerfully argued and beautifully written study adds rich historical perspective to celebrity studies.” —Misty Anderson, University of Tennessee

Spectacular Disappearances

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    A Hardback by Dr. Julia H. Fawcett


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      Publisher: LUP - University of Michigan Press
      Publication Date: 3/4/2016 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780472119806, 978-0472119806
      ISBN10: 047211980X
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      Book Synopsis
      How can the modern individual control his or her self-representation when the whole world seems to be watching? The question is not a new one. Julia Fawcett traces it back to 18th-century London - and to the strange and spectacular self-representations performed there by England's first modern celebrities.

      Trade Review
      “Well-written and packed with interesting information about a coterie of performer/writers whom we don’t typically read as a coterie. Fawcett’s scholarship makes an important contribution to our understanding of the ways in which some of the first public celebrities coped with their fame.” —Judith Pascoe, University of Iowa

      “This powerfully argued and beautifully written study adds rich historical perspective to celebrity studies.” —Misty Anderson, University of Tennessee

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