The Frenzy of Renown: Fame and Its History by Leo Braudy

The Frenzy of Renown: Fame and Its History

Leo Braudy

720 pages first pub 1986 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced
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"Remarkably ambitious . . . an impressive tour de force." --Washington Post Book WorldFor Alexander the Great, fame meant accomplishing what no mortal had ever accomplished before. For Julius Caesar, personal glory was indistinguishable from that...

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