Hollow Men : Writing, Objects, and Public Image in Renaissance Italy /

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This book analyzes texts and art objects from the 15th to the late 16th centuries to show that Renaissance theories of emulating classical heroes generated a deep skepticism about representation, as these theories forced men to construct a public image that seemed fixed but could adapt to changing c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Gaylard, Susan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Fordham University Press, 2013
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Renaissance.
Masculinity in literature.
Masculinity in art.
Italian literature.
Art, Renaissance.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > Italian.
Renaissance > Italie.
Masculinite dans l'art.
Masculinite dans la litterature.
Art de la Renaissance > Italie > Histoire.
Litterature italienne > 15e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Litterature italienne > Jusqu'à 1400 > Histoire et critique.
Renaissance > Italy.
Art, Renaissance > Italy > History.
Italian language > Early modern, 1500-1700.
Italian literature > 15th century > History and criticism.
Italian literature > To 1400 > History and criticism.
Italy.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Monuments, Imitation, and the Noble Ideal in Early Renaissance Italy. Introduction : Reinventing Nobility? Artifacts and the Monumental Pose from Petrarch to Platina ; How to Perform Like a Statue : Ghirlandaio, Pontano, and Exemplarity ; From Castrated Statues to Empty Colossi : Emasculation vs. Monumentality in Bembo, Castiglione, and the Sala Paolina
  • Print Monuments, Exposure, and Strategies of Concealment. Banishing the Hollow Man : Print, Clothing, and Aretino's Emblems of Truth ; Heroes with Damp Brains? : Image vs. Text in Printed Portrait-Books ; Silenus Strategies : The Failure of Personal Emblems.

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