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16 produkter
Shakespeare on Masculinity
Häftad, 2006
824 kr
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Masculinity was a political issue in early modern England. Phrases such as 'courage-masculine' or 'manly virtue' took on a special meaning and signified commitment to the ideals of militant Protestantism. Diplomacy and compromise were disparaged as 'feminine'. Shakespeare on Masculinity is an …
Elizabethan Mythologies
Studies in Poetry, Drama and Music
Häftad, 2006
721 kr
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For lovers of music and poetry the legendary figure of Orpheus probably suggests a romantic ideal. But for the Renaissance he is essentially a political figure. Mythographers interpreted the Orpheus story as an allegory of the birth of civilization because they recognized in the arts in which …
Shakespeare's Humanism
Häftad, 2009
824 kr
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Renaissance humanists believed that if you want to build a just society you must begin with the facts of human nature. This book argues that the idea of a universal human nature was as important to Shakespeare as it was to every other Renaissance writer. In doing so it questions the central …
Elizabethan Mythologies
Studies in Poetry, Drama and Music
Inbunden, 1994
1022 kr
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For lovers of music and poetry the legendary figure of Orpheus probably suggests a romantic ideal. But for the Renaissance he is essentially a political figure. Mythographers interpreted the Orpheus story as an allegory of the birth of civilization because they recognized in the arts in which …
Shakespeare on Masculinity
Inbunden, 2000
1872 kr
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Masculinity was a political issue in early modern England. Phrases such as 'courage-masculine' or 'manly virtue' took on a special meaning and signified commitment to the ideals of militant Protestantism. Diplomacy and compromise were disparaged as 'feminine'. Shakespeare on Masculinity is an …
Shakespeare's Humanism
Inbunden, 2005
1209 kr
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Renaissance humanists believed that if you want to build a just society you must begin with the facts of human nature. This book argues that the idea of a universal human nature was as important to Shakespeare as it was to every other Renaissance writer. In doing so it questions the central …
Shakespeare’s Politics
A Contextual Introduction
E-bok, 2009
521 kr
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Shakespeare's Politics is an invaluable introduction to the political world of Shakespeare's plays. It includes passages from the plays together with extracts from contemporary historical and political documents. The clear, jargon-free narrative introduces and explains the extracts and provides an …
Human Nature: Fact and Fiction
Literature, Science and Human Nature
Av Robin Headlam Wells, Johnjoe McFadden
Inbunden, 2006
2073 kr
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"Human Nature: Fact and Fiction" brings together a collection of inspiring, thought-provoking and original perspectives on human nature by ten leading writers, scientists and academics. What do we mean by 'human nature'? Is there a genetically determined core of humanity that unites us all as …
Human Nature: Fact and Fiction
Literature, Science and Human Nature
Av Robin Headlam Wells, Johnjoe McFadden
Häftad, 2006
337 kr
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"Human Nature: Fact and Fiction" brings together a collection of inspiring, thought-provoking and original perspectives on human nature by ten leading writers, scientists and academics. What do we mean by 'human nature'? Is there a genetically determined core of humanity that unites us all as …
Shakespeare’s Politics
A Contextual Introduction
Inbunden, 2009
2282 kr
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This title offers an introduction to the political and historical context to Shakespeare's tragedy and history plays, written in an accessible, jargon-free style."Shakespeare's Politics" is an invaluable introduction to the political world of Shakespeare's plays. It includes passages from the plays …
Shakespeare’s Politics
A Contextual Introduction
Häftad, 2009
495 kr
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This title offers an introduction to the political and historical context to Shakespeare's tragedy and history plays, written in an accessible, jargon-free style."Shakespeare's Politics" is an invaluable introduction to the political world of Shakespeare's plays. It includes passages from the plays …
Neo-Historicism
Studies in Renaissance Literature, History and Politics
Av Robin Headlam Wells, Robin Headlam Wells m. fl.
Inbunden, 2000
1513 kr
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Essays on English Renaissance culture make a major contribution to the debate on historical method.For nearly two decades, Renaissance literary scholarship has been dominated by various forms of postmodern criticism which claim to expose the simplistic methodology of `traditional' criticism and to …
Spenser's Faerie Queene and the Cult of Elizabeth
E-bok, 2023
637 kr
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First published in 1983, Spenser’s Faerie Queene and the Cult of Elizabeth presents The Faerie Queene as a central document in the cult of Elizabeth. It shows how Spenser combines the resources of medieval iconography and Renaissance rhetoric in celebrating the Queen as the predestined ruler of …
Spenser's Faerie Queene and the Cult of Elizabeth
E-bok, 2023
637 kr
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First published in 1983, Spenser’s Faerie Queene and the Cult of Elizabeth presents The Faerie Queene as a central document in the cult of Elizabeth. It shows how Spenser combines the resources of medieval iconography and Renaissance rhetoric in celebrating the Queen as the predestined ruler of …
Spenser's Faerie Queene and the Cult of Elizabeth
Inbunden, 2023
2108 kr
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First published in 1983, Spenser’s Faerie Queene and the Cult of Elizabeth presents The Faerie Queene as a central document in the cult of Elizabeth. It shows how Spenser combines the resources of medieval iconography and Renaissance rhetoric in celebrating the Queen as the predestined ruler of an …
Spenser's Faerie Queene and the Cult of Elizabeth
Häftad, 2025
546 kr
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First published in 1983, Spenser’s Faerie Queene and the Cult of Elizabeth presents The Faerie Queene as a central document in the cult of Elizabeth. It shows how Spenser combines the resources of medieval iconography and Renaissance rhetoric in celebrating the Queen as the predestined ruler of an …
