Philanthropic Celebrity in the Age of Sensibility - A Historical Comparative Study of British, French, Polish Examples,

This volume, an original combination of biography, cultural history, and media studies, investigates the first moment in history when philanthropy was used as a self-standing claim to fame and philanthropists started being considered as a distinct breed of public figures.

List of contents

Introduction 1. The Age of Sensibility 2. At the Roots of Philanthropic Celebrity 3. Howard - A Career in Humanity 4. Oberlin - La célébrité de la vertu 5. Staszic - Nie¿miertelny i dobroczynny 6. The Figure of the Philanthropist 7. The Momentousness of Philanthropic Fame. Conclusion

About the author

Adrian Wesöowski is a Research Fellow at the Jagiellonian University in Cracow. He studies social and cultural history in modern and early modern Europe with particular focus on the history of philanthropy and the history of the public sphere.

Summary

This volume, an original combination of biography, cultural history, and media studies, investigates the first moment in history when philanthropy was used as a self-standing claim to fame and philanthropists started being considered as a distinct breed of public figures.

Product details

• Authors: Adrian (Jagiellonian University Wesolowski, Adrian Wesołowski
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032373881
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3237388-1
• No. of pages: 274
• Series: Routledge Studies in Cultural History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; European History, History: theory & methods, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Modern / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, British & Irish history, Social and cultural history, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, History: theory and methods