Constructing charisma : celebrity, fame, and power in nineteenth-century Europe / edited by Edward Berenson and Eva Giloi.
| Other author | Berenson, Edward, 1949- |
| Other author | Giloi, Eva, 1968- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Berghahn Books, 2010. |
| Description | viii, 232 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Part I: Constructing charisma. Charisma and the making of imperial heroes in Britain and France, 1880-1914 / Edward Berenson ; "So writes the hand that swings the sword" : autograph hunting and royal charisma in the German empire, 1861-1888 / Eva Giloi ; The workings of royal celebrity : Wilhelm II as media emperor / Martin Kohlrausch -- Part II: Celebrity as performance. From the top : Liszt's aristocratic airs / Dana Gooley ; Celebrity gifting : Mallarmé and the poetics of fame / Emily Apter ; Rethinking female celebrity : the eccentric star of nineteenth-century France / Mary Louise Roberts -- Part III: The politics of fame. Byron, death, and the afterlife / Stephen Minta ; The historical actor / Peter Fritzsche ; Celebrity, patriotism, and Sarah Bernhardt / Kenneth E. Silver ; 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2010010760 |
| ISBN | 9781845456948 (hardback : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1845456947 (hardback : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | P90 .C66 2010 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |