| Celebrity in Antiquity: From Media Tarts to Tabloid Queens Contributor(s): Garland, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0715634488 ISBN-13: 9780715634486 Publisher: Bristol Classical Press OUR PRICE: $36.58 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2006 Annotation: What sort of people were able to grab the attention of the public in the ancient world? How was celebrity achieved? What methods did people use to achieve it? Robert Garland turns the spotlight on the careers of some of the most successful and colourful self-promoters ever to have lived, including Alcibiades, Socrates, Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Cleopatra, Augustus, Jesus, Nero and Theodosia, and investigates the secrets of their success. He also looks at ways in which other highly talented individuals turned themselves into celebrities, including sports personalities, entertainers, philosophers, founders of new religions, and internationally renowned prostitutes. The reader may be forgiven for supposing that celebrity is a phenomenon that has no equivalent in antiquity. This book proves that it did! |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - General - Social Science | Anthropology - General - Social Science | Customs & Traditions |
| Dewey: 920.009 |
| Series: Classical Inter/Faces |
| Physical Information: 0.58" H x 6.09" W x 9.21" (0.65 lbs) 144 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
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| Publisher Description: What sort of people were able to grab the attention of the public in the ancient world? How was celebrity achieved? What methods did people use to achieve it? Robert Garland turns the spotlight on the careers of some of the most successful and colourful self-promoters ever to have lived, including Alcibiades, Socrates, Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Cleopatra, Augustus, Jesus, Nero and Theodosia, and investigates the secrets of their success. He also looks at ways in which other highly talented individuals turned themselves into celebrities, including sports personalities, entertainers, philosophers, founders of new religions, and internationally renowned prostitutes. The reader may be forgiven for supposing that celebrity is a phenomenon that has no equivalent in antiquity. This book proves that it did! |
Contributor Bio(s): Garland, Robert: - Robert Garland is Professor of Classics at Colgate University, USA. He is the author of many books published by Duckworth, including The Greek Way of Life, The Greek Way of Death, The Piraeus, Introducing New Gods and The Eye of the Beholder. |