Frenzy of Renown Fame and Its History

Name: Frenzy of Renown Fame and Its History
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ISBN: 9780679776307

ISBN-10: 0679776303

ISBN-13: 9780679776307

Edition: 1997

Authors: Leo Braudy

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"Remarkably ambitious . . . an impressive tour de force." --Washington Post Book World For Alexander the Great, fame meant accomplishing what no mortal had ever accomplished before. For Julius Caesar, personal glory was indistinguishable from that of Rome. The early Christians devalued public recognition, believing that the only true audience was God. And Marilyn Monroe owed much of her fame to the fragility that led to self-destruction. These are only some of the dozens of figures that populate Leo Braudy's panoramic history of fame, a book that tells us as much about vast cultural changes as it does about the men and women who at different times captured their societies' regard. …

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List price: $22.50
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 11/25/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 720
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 1.75" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English




The Urge to be Unique


Above It All: Lindbergh and Hemingway


The Longing of Alexander



The Destiny of Rome


Public Men and the Fall of the Roman Republic


The Authority of Augustus



The Emptiness of Public Fame


The Uneasy Truce: Authority and Authorship


Christianity and the Fame of the Spirit



The Intercession of Art


The Imagery of Invisible Power


The Intermediary and His Audience


Printing and Portraiture: The Dissemination of the Unique



The Democratization of Fame


From Monarchs to Individualists


The Posture of Reticence and the Sanction of Neglect


Democratic Theater and the Natural Performer


Conclusion: The Dream of Acceptability


Afterword to the Vintage Edition: Fame Without History


References


Index