Authority, authorship and aristocratic identity in seventeenth-century England : William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle, and his political, social and cultural connections /

The lives of William Cavendish, first duke of Newcastle, and his family including, centrally, his second wife, Margaret Cavendish, are intimately bound up with the overarching story of seventeenth-century England: the violently negotiated changes in structures of power that constituted the Civil War...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Edwards, Peter (Peter Roger) (Editor ), Graham, Elspeth, 1953- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2016.
Colección:Rulers & elites ; v. 9.
Temas:
Newcastle, William Cavendish, > Duke of, > 1592-1676 > Congresses.
Newcastle, William Cavendish, > Duke of, > 1592-1676
1600-1699
Authors, English > 17th century > Biography > Congresses.
Nobility > England > History > 17th century > Biography > Congresses.
Aristocracy (Social class) > England > History > 17th century > Biography > Congresses.
Power (Social sciences) > England > History > 17th century > Congresses.
Authors, English > Early modern, 1500-1700 > Biography > Congresses.
Écrivains anglais > 17e siècle > Biographies > Congrès.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
Aristocracy (Social class)
Authors, English
Nobility
Power (Social sciences)
England
Conference papers and proceedings
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Aristocratic identity. Setting the scenes: the pre-Civil War building works of William Cavendish in context / Adrian Woodhouse
  • Whimsy and Medieval Romance in the Life and Writing of William Cavendish / James Fitzmaurice
  • 'An After-Game of Reputation': Systems of Representation, William Cavendish and the Battle of Marston Moor / Elspeth Graham
  • The Concealed Fancies and Cavendish Identity / Lisa Hopkins
  • Flogging a Dead Horse?: Margaret Cavendish and the Pursuit of Authority / Alison Findlay
  • Politics and Authority. Courtly Rivalry: The Context for William Cavendish's Equestrian Buildings / Malcolm Airs
  • William Cavendish, Galileo, Hobbes and the Mechanical Philosophy / Timothy Raylor
  • The Role of Honour in the Life of William Cavendish and the Philosophy of Thomas Hobbes / Lisa T. Sarasohn
  • William Cavendish as a Military Commander / Andrew Hopper
  • The Double Edged Sword: William Cavendish's Political Career 1644-1660 / Madeline Dewhurst
  • Horsemanship, Authority and Identity. 'The Epitome of Horsemanship': William Cavendish's Method 'Anatomized' / Elaine Walker
  • Embodying 'Bonne Homme a Cheval': William Cavendish and the Politics of the Centaur / Monica Mattfeld
  • Managing to Survive: Horsemanship and the Rehabilitation of the Exiled William Cavendish, Marquis of Newcastle / Peter Edwards
  • William Cavendish: Riding School and Race Track / Richard Nash
  • William Cavendish's Horsemanship Treatises and cultural capital / Karen Raber.

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