Rumour and Renown - Representations of Fama in Western Literature (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Classical Studies
Release date:	December 2014
Authors:	Philip Hardie
Dimensions:	245 x 172 x 40mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	706
ISBN-13:	978-1-107-47598-4
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General
LSN:	1-107-47598-8
Barcode:	9781107475984

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