Hollow Men : Writing, Objects, and Public Image in Renaissance Italy /
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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Format: | Électronique eBook |
Langue: | Inglés |
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New York :
Fordham University Press,
2013
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Édition: | First edition. |
Collection: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Résumé: | 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 circumstances. -- |
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Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (372 pages). |
ISBN: | 9780823252183 |