Rumour and renown
representations of Fama in western literature
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Author
Publication
2011 - Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England
Language
English
Word Count
176,500 words, Guess
Page Count
706 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-100521620880
- ISBN-139780521620888
- Library of Congress Control Number2011027491
- OCLC Control Number711048025
- Better World Books9780521620888
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL25004693M
Classifications
- DDC809/.93353
- LCCPN56.F297 H37 2011
- LCCPN56.F297 H37 2012
Description
"The Latin word fama means 'rumour', 'report', 'tradition', as well as modern English 'fame' or 'renown'. This magisterial and groundbreaking study in the literary and cultural history of rumour and renown, by one of the most influential living critics of Latin poetry, examines the intricate dynamics of their representations from Homer to Alexander Pope, with a focus on the power struggles played out within attempts to control the word, both spoken and written. Central are the personifications of Fama in Virgil and Ovid and the rich progeny spawned by them, but the book focuses on a wide range of genres other than epic, and on a variety of modes of narrating, dramatising, critiquing, and illustrating fama. Authors given detailed readings include Livy, Tacitus, Petrarch, Chaucer, Spenser, Shakespeare, Ben Jonson and Milton"--
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