The First Celebrities: Five Regency Portraits

by Peter James Bowman

What percentage of the printed and online media is dedicated to celebrity culture today? A tricky calculation; but there is no doubt that the percentage was pretty high when mass media first acquired a recognisably modern form in the Regency period. Peter James Bowman shows how, following the outrageous fame of Lord Byron, an interest in the foibles rather than the achievements of prominent individuals was kindled and sustained by newspapers, satirical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 144567789X
• ISBN13: 9781445677897
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.9"