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Rumour and Renown: Representations of Fama in Western Literature
Prof. Philip Hardie
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Description for Rumour and Renown: Representations of Fama in Western Literature
hardcover. Major study of the literary treatment of rumour and renown across the canon of authors from Homer to Alexander Pope. Series: Cambridge Classical Studies. Num Pages: 706 pages, 37 b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 250 x 180 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1544. Representations of Fama in Western Literature. Series: Cambridge Classical Studies. 706 pages, 37 b/w illus. Major study of the literary treatment of rumour and renown across the canon of authors from Homer to Alexander Pope. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: DSB. Dimension: 250 x 180 x 36. Weight: 1544.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
706
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Classical Studies
Number of Pages
706
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521620888
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V9780521620888
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About Prof. Philip Hardie
Philip Hardie is a Senior Research Fellow at Trinity College, Cambridge, and Honorary Professor of Latin Literature in the University of Cambridge. He is one of the leading critics of Latin literature, with strong interests in the reception of classical literature, and is the author of Virgil's Aeneid: Cosmos and Imperium (1986), The Epic Successors of Virgil (1993), Ovid's Poetics ... Read more
Reviews for Rumour and Renown: Representations of Fama in Western Literature
'… [a] magnum opus, a magisterial work of learning that aims to offer a comprehensive picture of the ever-changing Fama, the personified Rumor, from its Greek origins through Virgil, Ovid, and beyond … Without exaggeration, this is a must-read book, and what I hope to offer here is but a glimpse of its rich, stimulating, and highly rewarding contents … ... Read more