The Frenzy of Renown: Fame and Its History Paperback - 1997
by Leo Braudy
Tracing the reputations of figures from Alexander the Great to Ernest Hemingway, Marilyn Monroe, and others, THE FRENZY OF RENOWN examines how many famous people were seen by their audiences, as well as how they promoted themselves. Through these fascinating pages, we learn not just who became famous, but why, and how their stature has shaped our own notions of what it means to lead a public life. photos.
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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.
Spanning thousands of years and fields ranging from politics to literature and mass media, The Frenzy of Renown explores the unfolding relationship between the famous and their audiences, between fame and the representations that make it possible. Hailed as a landmark at its original publication and now reissued with a new Afterword covering the last tumultuous decade, here is a major work that provides our celebrity-obsessed, post-historical society with a usable past.
"Expansive . . . Braudy excels at rocketing a general point into the air with the fuel of drama."
--Harper's
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- Title The Frenzy of Renown: Fame and Its History
- Author Leo Braudy
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 1st Vintage Book
- Pages 720
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Vintage, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 1997-11-25
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9780679776307 / 0679776303
- Weight 1.84 lbs (0.83 kg)
- Dimensions 8.51 x 5.3 x 1.61 in (21.62 x 13.46 x 4.09 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Fame
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 97005434
- Dewey Decimal Code 306.4
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- Brill's Content, 06/01/2000, Page 99
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