On the Importance of Being an Individual in Renaissance Italy : Men, Their Professions, and Their Beards /

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Arguing that the notion of individuality is central to understanding Renaissance Italy, Douglas Biow examines the ways that men of the period asserted their individuated selves, such as becoming masters of an art, creating a signature professional style or voice, or asserting themselves through a di...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Biow, Douglas (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2015.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Renaissance.
Masculinity.
Individualism.
Civilization.
HISTORY > Renaissance.
Masculinite > Italie > Histoire > 16e siecle.
Masculinite > Italie > Histoire > 17e siecle.
Barbe > Aspect social > Histoire > 16e siecle.
Barbe > Aspect social > Histoire > 17e siecle.
Renaissance > Italie.
Individualism > Italy > History > 16th century.
Individualism > Italy > History > 17th century.
Masculinity > Italy > History > 16th century.
Masculinity > Italy > History > 17th century.
Beards > Social aspects > History > 16th century.
Beards > Social aspects > History > 17th century.
Renaissance > Italy.
Italy.
Italie > Civilisation > 1268-1559.
Italie > Civilisation > 1559-1789.
Italy > Civilization > 1268-1559.
Italy > Civilization > 1559-1789.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Arguing that the notion of individuality is central to understanding Renaissance Italy, Douglas Biow examines the ways that men of the period asserted their individuated selves, such as becoming masters of an art, creating a signature professional style or voice, or asserting themselves through a distinctive, fashionable look.
Physical Description:1 online resource (328 pages).
ISBN:9780812290509

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