Word of mouth : fama and its personifications in art and literature from Ancient Rome to the Middle Ages / Gianni Guastella.

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. Co...

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Main Author: Guastella, Gianni (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Edition:First edition.
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