- Title
- The Making of Ernest Hemingway: Celebrity, Photojournalism and the Emergence of the Modern Lifestyle Media
- Author/Creator
- Hans-Peter Rodenberg
- Annotation
- Blends biography with media studies to examine the forces behind the creation of the Hemingway legend. Rodenberg analyzes Hemingway s enduring symbiotic relationship with celebrity media, from his early self-promotion as an apprentice journalist at the Kansas City Star to his tragic death. Covers trends in advertising and publishing during the first half of the century, focusing on the rise of the glamour industry, gentleman s magazines, photojournalism, and the Hollywood image of the virile male. Concludes that Hemingway s meteoric fame eventually eclipsed his talent.
- Academic Unit
- Hemingway Bibliography
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book
- Record Identifier
- 991015132191603691
Book
The Making of Ernest Hemingway: Celebrity, Photojournalism and the Emergence of the Modern Lifestyle Media
2014
Appears in Hemingway Bibliography
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