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Frenzy of Renown: Fame and Its History
by Braudy, Leo
by Braudy, Leo
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- Comments: [From the library of noted scholar Richard A. Macksey.] Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Light tanning to edges. Pages unmarked. <br> "Analyzes the concept of fame throughout history. Includes chapters on Homer, Alexander the Great, Pompey, Cicero, Julius Caesar, Augustus, Virgil, Horace, Ovid, Caligula, Nero, Jesus Christ, St. Augustine, Charlesmagne, St. Francis of Assisi, Dante Alighieri, Geoffrey Chaucer, Alexander Pope, Jonathan Swift, Benjamin Franklin, John Keats, Willia
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- ISBN-13: 9780195040036
- ISBN: 0195040031
- Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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Beginning with the Homeric epics and the exploits of Alexander the Great and proceeding right up to the current idolatry of media figures, Braudy explains how the definition of fame depends on the political and social system in which it is found, the culture's conception of what a person is, and, of course, the media available for the dissemination of images.Braudy, Leo is the author of 'Frenzy of Renown: Fame and Its History' with ISBN 9780195040036 and ISBN 0195040031.
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