Examines the origins and nature of modern mass media and the culture of celebrity and fame they helped to create Presents multidisciplinary approach: history, art history, literature, sociology Focuses on arts celebrities (Sarah Bernhardt, Byron and Liszt); charismatic political figures (Napoleon and Wilhelm II); famous explorers (Stanley and Brazza); and celebrated fictional characters (Cyrano de Bergerac).
Examines the origins and nature of modern mass media and the culture of celebrity and fame they helped to create Presents multidisciplinary approach: history, art history, literature, sociology Focuses on arts celebrities (Sarah Bernhardt, Byron and Liszt); charismatic political figures (Napoleon and Wilhelm II); famous explorers (Stanley and Brazza); and celebrated fictional characters (Cyrano de Bergerac).
Eva Giloi is Associate Professor in the History Department at Rutgers University, Newark. She is the author of Monarchy, Myth, and Material Culture in Germany 1750-1950 (Cambridge University Press 2011).
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction Edward Berenson and Eva Giloi Part I: Constructing Charisma Chapter 1. "Charisma and the Making of Imperial Heroes in Britain and France, 1880-1914." Edward Berenson Chapter 2. "'So Writes the Hand that Swings the Sword': Autograph-hunting and Royal Charisma in the German Empire, 1861-1888." Eva Giloi Chapter 3. "The Workings of Royal Celebrity: Wilhelm II as Media Emperor." Martin Kohlrausch Part II: Celebrity as Performance Chapter 4. "From the Top: Liszt's Aristocratic Airs." Dana Gooley Chapter 5. "Celebrity Gifting: Mallarmé and the Poetics of Fame." Emily Apter Chapter 6. "Rethinking Female Celebrity: The Eccentric Star of Nineteenth-Century France." Mary Louise Roberts Part III: The Politics of Fame Chapter 7. "Byron, Death, and the Afterlife." Stephen Minta Chapter 8. "The Historical Actor." Peter Fritzsche Chapter 9. "Celebrity, Patriotism, and Sarah Bernhardt." Kenneth E. Silver Chapter 10. "Heroes, Celebrity and the Theater in Fin-de-Siècle France: Cyrano de Bergerac." Venita Datta Conclusion: "Secular Anointings: Fame, Celebrity, and Charisma in the First Century of Mass Culture. Leo Braudy
Introduction Edward Berenson and Eva Giloi Part I: Constructing Charisma Chapter 1. "Charisma and the Making of Imperial Heroes in Britain and France, 1880-1914." Edward Berenson Chapter 2. "'So Writes the Hand that Swings the Sword': Autograph-hunting and Royal Charisma in the German Empire, 1861-1888." Eva Giloi Chapter 3. "The Workings of Royal Celebrity: Wilhelm II as Media Emperor." Martin Kohlrausch Part II: Celebrity as Performance Chapter 4. "From the Top: Liszt's Aristocratic Airs." Dana Gooley Chapter 5. "Celebrity Gifting: Mallarmé and the Poetics of Fame." Emily Apter Chapter 6. "Rethinking Female Celebrity: The Eccentric Star of Nineteenth-Century France." Mary Louise Roberts Part III: The Politics of Fame Chapter 7. "Byron, Death, and the Afterlife." Stephen Minta Chapter 8. "The Historical Actor." Peter Fritzsche Chapter 9. "Celebrity, Patriotism, and Sarah Bernhardt." Kenneth E. Silver Chapter 10. "Heroes, Celebrity and the Theater in Fin-de-Siècle France: Cyrano de Bergerac." Venita Datta Conclusion: "Secular Anointings: Fame, Celebrity, and Charisma in the First Century of Mass Culture. Leo Braudy
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