Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. List of Figures vii
4. Preface ix
5. INTRODUCTION 1
6. THEORIZING CELEBRITY
7. 1 “Immortality in This World” 19
8. 2 THE SCHOLAR AS CELEBRITY 44
9. 3 THE PHYSIOGNOMIES OF VIRTUOSI IN PARIS, 1830–1848 65
10. REPRESENTING CELEBRITY
11. 4 “To Perdition”: Politicians, Players, and the Press 91
12. 5 CLAIRON’S STRATEGIES TO ACHIEVE CELEBRITY AND GLORY 117
13. 6 CELEBRITY—THOU ART TRANSLATED! 137
14. 7 CELEBRITY ACROSS BORDERS 157
15. INHERITING CELEBRITY
16. 8 “Knowing My Family” 179
17. 9 PRINCES OF THE PUBLIC SPHERE 203
18. 10 ANCIENT PARALLELS TO EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY CONCEPTS OF CELEBRITY 225
19. 11 THE CELEBRITY, REPUTATION, AND GLORY OF THE EMPIRE AND RESTORATION FRANCE THROUGH THE LENS OF ADÈLE DE BOIGNE’S MEMOIRS 248
20. BIBLIOGRAPHY 269
21. INDEX 297
22. ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS 303