Word of Mouth: Fama and Its Personifications in Art and Literature from Ancient

Description: Word of Mouth by Gianni Guastella Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Word of Mouth offers an interdisciplinary exploration of the evolving personifications of the ancient concept of fama in ancient and medieval literature and in European figurative art between the end of the fourteenth and the beginning of the sixteenth centuries. Publisher Description The concept expressed by the Roman term fama, although strictly linked to the activity of speaking, recalls a more complex form of collective communication that puts diverse information and opinions into circulation by word of mouth, covering the spreading of rumours, expression of common anxieties, and sharing of opinions about peers, contemporaries, or long-dead personages within both small and large communities of people. This hearsay method ofinformation propagation, of chain-like transmission across a complex network of transfers of uncertain order and origin, often rapid and elusive, has been described by some ancient writers as like the flight of awinged word, provoking interesting contrasts with more recent theories that anthropologists and sociologists have produced about the same phenomenon. This volume proceeds from a brief discussion of the ancient concept to a detailed examination of the way in which fama has been personified in ancient and medieval literature and in European figurative art between the end of the fourteenth and the beginning of the sixteenth centuries. Commenting on examples rangingfrom Virgils Fama in Book 4 of the Aeneid to Chaucers House of Fame, it addresses areas of anthropological, sociological, literary, and historical-artistic interest, charting the evolving depiction of famafrom a truly interdisciplinary perspective. Following this theme, it is revealed that although the most important personifications were originally created to represent the invisible but pervasive diffusion of talk which circulates information about others, these then began to give way to embodiments of the abstract idea of the glory of illustrious men. By the end of the medieval period, these two different representations, of rumour and glory, were variously combined to create the modern iconof Fame with which we are more familiar today. Author Biography Gianni Guastella is Professor of Latin Language and Literature at the University of Siena. His research interests focus mainly on Roman theatre and its reception in the culture of the medieval and Renaissance periods. He has published widely on topics ranging from the theatre of Plautus, Archaic Latin metre, and the reception of Apuleius, to family relationships in the Roman world, including authored monographs on Terences comedies and Senecas tragedies, anedited volume on the rediscovery of classical theatre in the Modern period, and commentaries on two of Suetonius Lives of the Caesars. Details ISBN 0198724292 ISBN-13 9780198724292 Title Word of Mouth Author Gianni Guastella Format Hardcover Year 2017 Pages 458 Publisher Oxford University Press GE_Item_ID:137027738; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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