A Cultural History of Fame in the Age of Enlightenment. vol. 4 / edited by Brian Cowan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cowan, Brian, editor.

Series:

The Cultural Histories Series.

The Cultural Histories Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Celebrities.

Fame--Social aspects.

Fame.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2025.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2025.

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

A Cultural History of Fame in the Age of Enlightenment covers the period from 1650 to 1770. This era, between the English and French Revolutions, saw the emergence of modern celebrity. Traditional forms of fame and glory, notably around royalty, continued but now other figures began to gain public status – actors, philosophers, scientists, even criminals. Media saturation, particularly through the expansion of print, generated new forms of fame. The creation of public personalities connected individuals to fans, followers and enemies. The commercialization of personality had begun. The 6 volume set of the Cultural History of Fame explores the meaning of fame and celebrity from antiquity to today. The themes covered in each volume are the communication of fame; the arts, philosophy and attention; politics, leadership and power; religion, spirituality, immortality and renown; visibility of events, places and things; infamy and scandal; innovation, science and its public expression; and the construction and presentation of heroes Brian Cowan is Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Early Modern British History at McGill University, Canada. Volume 4 in the Cultural History of Fame set. General Editor: P. David Marshall, Charles Sturt University, Australia.

Contents:

List of Illustrations Series Preface Introduction, Brian Cowan 1 The Communication of Fame, Max Skjönsberg 2 The Arts, Philosophy and Attention, Meghan K. Roberts 3 Politics, Leadership and Power, Emrys Jones 4 Religion, Spirituality, Immortality and Renown, Brian Cowan 5 Visibility of Events, Places and Things, Brian Cowan 6 Infamy and Scandal, Pascal Bastien 7 Innovation, Science and its Public Expression, Ted McCormick 8 The Construction and Presentation of Heroes, Hervé Drevillon EDITOR’S acknowledgements Notes Bibliography Notes on Contributors Index

ISBN:

9781350072466

OCLC:

1543543309