Celebrity, fame, and infamy in the Hellenistic world /

Celebrity, fame, and infamy in the Hellenistic world /

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Imprint:	Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2020]
Description:	xii, 263 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Phoenix. Supplementary volume ; 58 Phoenix. Supplementary volume ; 58.
Subject:	Fame -- History. Hellenism. Civilization. Fame. Hellenism. Greece -- Civilization -- To 146 B.C. Mediterranean Region -- Civilization. Greece. Mediterranean Region. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12357374

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Other authors / contributors:	Faber, Riemer A., editor.
ISBN:	1487505221 9781487505226
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Issued also in electronic format.
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."--

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