{"product_id":"dead-famous-an-unexpected-history-of-celebrity-from-bronze-age-to-silver-screen-1","title":"Dead Famous: An Unexpected History of Celebrity from Bronze Age to Silver Screen","description":"Fizzes with clever vignettes and juicy tidbits... [a] joyous romp of a book.' Guardian\n\n'A fascinating, rollicking book in search of why, where and how fame strikes. Sit back and enjoy the ride.' Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads\n\n'[An] engaging and well-researched book... Jenner brings his material to vivid life' Observer\n\nCelebrity, with its neon glow and selfie pout, strikes us as hypermodern. But the famous and infamous have been thrilling, titillating, and outraging us for much longer than we might realise. Whether it was the scandalous Lord Byron, whose poetry sent female fans into an erotic frenzy; or the cheetah-owning, coffin-sleeping, one-legged French actress Sarah Bernhardt, who launched a violent feud with her former best friend; or Edmund Kean, the dazzling Shakespearean actor whose monstrous ego and terrible alcoholism saw him nearly murdered by his own audience - the list of stars whose careers burned bright before the Age of Television is extensive and thrillingly varied.\n\nIn this ambitious history, that spans the Bronze Age to the coming of Hollywood's Golden Age, Greg Jenner assembles a vibrant cast of over 125 actors, singers, dancers, sportspeople, freaks, demigods, ruffians, and more, in search of celebrity's historical roots. He reveals why celebrity burst into life in the early eighteenth century, how it differs to ancient ideas of fame, the techniques through which it was acquired, how it was maintained, the effect it had on public tastes, and the psychological burden stardom could place on those in the glaring limelight. DEAD FAMOUS is a surprising, funny, and fascinating exploration of both a bygone age and how we came to inhabit our modern, fame obsessed society.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1780225660\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1780225660.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Jenner, Greg\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43608376803389,"sku":"BVV.1780225660.A","price":6.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1780225660-0_a9ce588b-9bd4-40a5-869c-bb7b9ffd1657.jpg?v=1789163173","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/dead-famous-an-unexpected-history-of-celebrity-from-bronze-age-to-silver-screen-1","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}