CHAPTER II.. The Perfecting of the Individual.

THE PERFECTING OF THE INDIVIDUAL.

The many-sided men 134

The universal men 136

CHAPTER III.

THE MODERN IDEA OF FAME.

Dante’s feeling about fame 139

The celebrity of the Humanists: Petrarch 141

Cultus of birthplace and graves 142

Cultus of the famous men of antiquity 143

Literature of local fame: Padua 143

Literature of universal fame 146

Fame given or refused by the writers 150

Morbid passion for fame 152