A Cultural History of Fame in the Renaissance. vol. 3 / edited by Arnoud Visser.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Visser, Arnoud, editor.

Series:

The Cultural Histories Series.

The Cultural Histories Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Celebrities.

Fame--Social aspects.

Fame.

Renaissance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 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 Renaissance covers the period from 1450 to 1650, a time when increasing global interaction transformed Europe’s view of its position in the world. The printing press revolutionized communication culture, spurring the dissemination of both notoriety and renown. The continent was almost torn apart by religious conflict, wars which weaponized the holy reputations of saints and martyrs. At the same time, advances in technology and natural philosophy – often publicly performed by inventors and theorists – attracted attention and acclaim, and humanist scholars and artists promoted fame as an honourable ambition. Actively mobilized to empower or to damage, fame in the Renaissance was remade and accelerated. 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 Arnoud Visser is Professor of Textual Culture in the Renaissance at Utrecht University, the Netherlands, and Director of the Huizinga Institute, the Dutch national research school of cultural history. Volume 3 in the Cultural History of Fame set. General Editor: P. David Marshall, Charles Sturt University, Australia.

Contents:

Series Preface List of Illustrations Introduction, Arnoud Visser 1. The Communication of Fame, Raymond B. Waddington 2. The Arts, Philosophy and Attention, Matthias Roick 3. Politics, Leadership and Power, Ronald Asch 4. Religion, Spirituality and Renown, Jan Machielsen 5. Visibility of Events, Places and Things, Stijn Bussels 6. Infamy and ScandalUna McIlvenna 7. Science, Innovation and its Public Expression, Marian Füssel 8. The Construction and Presentation of Heroes, Margaret Franklin End Notes Bibliography Notes on Contributors Index

ISBN:

9781350072442

OCLC:

1543543022