A Cultural History of Fame in the Medieval Age. vol. 2 / edited by Francesco Migliorino.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Migliorino, Francesco, editor.

Series:

The Cultural Histories Series.

The Cultural Histories Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Celebrities.

Fame--Social aspects.

Fame.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 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 Medieval Age covers the period from 600 to 1450, tracing the intriguing gradations of fame – from rumour to reputation to prestige to renown to glory. As at any other time in history, the reputation of both individuals and social groups in the middle ages was built on communication, but the stakes were high. The glory of exemplary figures such as saints was suffused with a sense of the divine, transforming their lives into myth. The renown of more worldly institutions and individuals – kings and queens, scholars and literary characters – was kept to a more earthly plane. The policing of fame was rigorous, shaped partly by medieval laws designed to restrain extravagance and excess, and partly by the power of infamy, used as a marker to brand a scandalous life. 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 Francesco Migliorino is (retired) Professor of Legal History at the University of Catania, Italy. Volume 2 in the Cultural History of Fame set. General Editor: P. David Marshall, Charles Sturt University, Australia.

Contents:

List of Illustrations Series Preface Introduction: The Historical Semantics and Cultural Contexts of Fame, Francesco Migliorino 1. The Communication of Fame, Claude Gauvard 2. The Arts, Philosophy and Attention, Martial Staub 3. Politics, Leadership and Power, SunHee Kim Gertz 4. Religion, Spirituality, Immortality and Renown, Luigi Canetti 5. Visibility of Events, Places and Things, Arianna Rotondo 6. Infamy and Scandal: Their place in the History of European Law, Richard H. Helmholz 7. Innovation, Science and its Public Expression: The redefinition of fame and celebrity in medieval intellectual circles, Steven J. Livesey 8. The Construction and Presentation of Heroes: Fama and the Illustrious Men in the Late Middle Ages, Gianni Guastella Editor’s Acknowledgements Notes Bibliography Notes on Contributors Index

ISBN:

1-350-07242-7

OCLC:

1543543253