Table of Contents
Introduction Edward Berenson and
Eva Giloi Part I: Constructing Charisma
Chapter 1. “Charisma and the Making of Imperial Heroes in Britain and France, 1880-1914.” Edward Berenson
Chapter 2. “‘So Writes the Hand that Swings the Sword’: Autograph-hunting and Royal Charisma in the German Empire, 1861-1888.” Eva Giloi
Chapter 3. “The Workings of Royal Celebrity: Wilhelm II as Media Emperor.” Martin Kohlrausch
Part II: Celebrity as Performance
Chapter 4. “From the Top: Liszt’s Aristocratic Airs.” Dana Gooley
Chapter 5. “Celebrity Gifting: Mallarmé and the Poetics of Fame.” Emily Apter
Chapter 6. “Rethinking Female Celebrity: The Eccentric Star of Nineteenth-Century France.” Mary Louise Roberts
Part III: The Politics of Fame
Chapter 7. “Byron, Death, and the Afterlife.” Stephen Minta
Chapter 8. “The Historical Actor.” Peter Fritzsche
Chapter 9. “Celebrity, Patriotism, and Sarah Bernhardt.” Kenneth E. Silver
Chapter 10. “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