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Humanism, in both its rhetoric and practice, attempted to transform the relationships between men that constituted the fabric of early modern society. So argues Alan Stewart in this ground-breaking investigation into the impact of humanism in sixteenth-century England. Here the author shows that by...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stewart, Alan, 1967-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.
Colección:Princeton legacy library.
Temas:
1500 - 1700
English literature > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism.
Humanism > England > History > 16th century.
Latin literature, Medieval and modern > Appreciation > England.
Homosexuality and literature > England > History > 16th century.
Literature and society > England > History > 16th century.
Authors and patrons > England > History > 16th century.
Authors, English > Early modern, 1500-1700 > Biography.
Male friendship > England > History > 16th century.
Male authors, English > Biography.
Literary patrons > Great Britain.
Education, Humanistic > England.
Sodomy > England > History.
Renaissance > England.
Humanists > England.
Men in literature.
Humanisme > Angleterre > Histoire > 16e siècle.
Littérature latine médiévale et moderne > Appréciation > Angleterre.
Homosexualité et littérature > Angleterre > Histoire > 16e siècle.
Littérature et société > Angleterre > Histoire > 16e siècle.
Écrivains et mécènes > Angleterre > Histoire > 16e siècle.
Amitié masculine > Angleterre > Histoire > 16e siècle.
Mécènes de la littérature > Grande-Bretagne.
Éducation humaniste > Angleterre.
Sodomie > Angleterre > Histoire.
Renaissance > Angleterre.
Humanistes > Angleterre.
Hommes dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Authors and patrons
Authors, English > Early modern
Education, Humanistic
English literature > Early modern
Homosexuality and literature
Humanism
Humanists
Intellectual life
Latin literature, Medieval and modern > Appreciation
Literary patrons
Literature and society
Male authors, English
Male friendship
Men in literature
Renaissance
Sodomy
England > Intellectual life > 16th century.
Angleterre > Vie intellectuelle > 16e siècle.
England
Great Britain
Biographies
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
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Descripción
Sumario:Humanism, in both its rhetoric and practice, attempted to transform the relationships between men that constituted the fabric of early modern society. So argues Alan Stewart in this ground-breaking investigation into the impact of humanism in sixteenth-century England. Here the author shows that by valorizing textual skills over martial prowess, humanism provided a new means of upward mobility for the lowborn but humanistically trained scholar: he could move into a highly intimate place in a nobleman's household that was previously not open to him. Because of its novelty and secrecy, the in.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (270 pages).
ISBN:9781400864577
1400864577

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