Celebrity, fame, and infamy in the Hellenistic world / edited by Riemer A. Faber.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Faber, Riemer A., editor.

Series:

Phoenix. Supplementary volume ; 58.

Phoenix. Supplementary volume ; 58

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fame--History.

Fame.

Hellenism.

History.

Greece--Civilization--To 146 B.C.

Greece.

Civilization.

Mediterranean Region--Civilization.

Mediterranean Region.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xii, 263 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2020]

Summary:

"Modern notions of celebrity, fame, and infamy reach back to the time of Homer's Iliad. During the Hellenistic period, in particular, the Greek understanding of fame became more widely known, and adapted, to accommodate or respond to non-Greek understandings of reputation in society and culture. This collection of essays illustrates the ways in which the characteristics of fame and infamy in the Hellenistic era distinguished themselves and how they were represented in diverse and unique ways throughout the Mediterranean. The means of recording fame and infamy included public art, literature, sculpture, coinage, and inscribed monuments. The authors examine the cultural means whereby fame and infamy entered social consciousness, and explore the nature and effect of this important and enduring sociological phenomenon."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: Distinctives of Hellenistic Celebrity, Fame, and Infamy / Riemer A. Faber

Fama and Infamia: The Tale of Grypos and Tryphaina / Sheila L. Ager

Models of Virtue, Models of Poetry: The Quest for "Everlasting Fame" in Hellenistic Military Epitaphs / Silvia Barbantani

Can Powerful Women Be Popular? Amastris: Shaping a Persian Wife into a Famous Hellenistic Queen / Monica D'Agostini

Remelted or Overstruck: Cases of Monetary Damnatio Memoriae in Hellenistic Times? / François de Callataÿ

Ptolemaic Officials and Officers in Search of Fame / Christelle Fischer-Bovet

Lemnian Infamy and Masculine Glory in Apollonios' Argonautica / Judith Fletcher

The "Good" Poros and the "Bad" Poros: Infamy and Honour in Alexander Historiography / Timothy Howe

Writing Monarchs of the Hellenistic Age: Renown, Fame, and Infamy / Jacqueline Klooster

Creating Alexander: The "Official" History of Kallisthenes of Olynthos / Waldemar Heckel.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Current Copyright Fee: GBP20.00 0.

Other Format:

Online version: Celebrity, fame, and infamy in the Hellenistic world.

ISBN:

1487505221

9781487505226

OCLC:

1127216169