# Fame and Notoriety in Fifty-One Tales

> Theme guide for Fifty-One Tales by Lord Dunsany.

Genuine fame is elusive and often mistaken for cheap notoriety; the poet's sincere pursuit of lasting renown is contrasted with the public's embrace of transient, worthless acclaim.

## Where it surfaces

- [The Assignation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fifty_one_tales_se/chapters/the-assignation): Fame is personified as fickle, preferring cheap popularity over the poet's lasting art.
- [The Demagogue and the Demimonde](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fifty_one_tales_se/chapters/the-demagogue-and-the-demimonde): The demagogue's claim to popular representation contrasts with the demimondaine's honest admission of greed, highlighting the disparity between public acclaim and private vice.
- [A Mistaken Identity](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fifty_one_tales_se/chapters/a-mistaken-identity): The chapter explores the confusion between true fame and mere notoriety, highlighting the hollow nature of the latter.

## Links

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