The Renaissance Discovery of Violence, from Boccaccio to Shakespeare
This study looks at key Renaissance texts in the novelle collection, the humanist satire, epic-romance, and vernacular tragedy. It places both violence and its representations in the context of major historical events, like the Sack of Rome, and developments in the history of violence per se.
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| 格式: | 电子 图书 |
| 语言: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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London
Anthem Press
[2022]
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| In: | Year: 2022 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
暴力 (Motiv)
/ 中篇小说
/ 悲剧
/ 讽刺
/ 历史 1300-1700
B 暴力 B Girard, René 1923-2015 B Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 |
| Further subjects: | B
Violence in literature
B European literature-Renaissance, 1450-1600-History and criticism B Electronic books |
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| 总结: | This study looks at key Renaissance texts in the novelle collection, the humanist satire, epic-romance, and vernacular tragedy. It places both violence and its representations in the context of major historical events, like the Sack of Rome, and developments in the history of violence per se. Cover -- Front Matter -- Half-title -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Dedication -- Contents -- A Note on the Texts -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Chapters One-Four -- Chapter One Overture: The Show of Violence -- Chapter Two The Moral Economy of Violence in the Renaissance Novella Collection: Straparola, Bandello and Marguerite de Navarre -- Chapter Three Pacifism, Erasmus and More -- Chapter Four Violence as Labor: The Heroic Narrative -- Chapter Five "Tragedy Shows Us What We Must Flee From" -- End Matter -- Afterword -- Select Bibliography -- Primary Texts -- Secondary Texts -- Index. |
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| Item Description: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| 实物描述: | 1 Online-Ressource (xxix, 231 pages) |
| ISBN: | 978-1-83998-148-7 |
