Erika D'Souza

Private Honour and Noble Masculine Image in Early Modern England (eBook, PDF)

Sir Robert Sidney and His Contemporaries

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Produktbeschreibung

The permeability between the private and public spheres in the Renaissance led to an emergence of new forms of masculine representation. In a time when manhood was intertwined with militaristic qualities, this bool demonstrates how in the domestic sphere, a gentler version of masculinity was fostered amongst the nobility.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 170
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. November 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000774252
• Artikelnr.: 65653874

Autorenporträt

Erika D'Souza is an Assistant Professor of English and a specialist in Renaissance/Early Modern literature. She received her Ph.D. in English Literature and the History of Art from the University of Arizona in 2020; since 2022, she has taught at the University of Tokyo in the Department of English at Komaba. Her scholarly work has been previously published in Early Modern Literary Studies, and includes topics from masculinity studies, historical fashion and miniature portraiture.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
A Note on the Text
Introduction I: Private Manhood in Renaissance England
Introduction II: From Henry to Elizabeth to James: The Progression of
Courtly Masculinity
Chapter One: Masculinity through Child-Rearing: Private Honour in the
Letters of Robert Sidney
Chapter Two: Shame, Conscience and Emasculation: Private Honour and the
Sonnets of Robert Sidney
Chapter Three: Private Honour and Nicholas Hilliard's Portrait Miniature of
Robert Sidney
Chapter Four: Private Honour and Masculinity in Prince Henry's Investiture
Masques
Conclusion: Public Functions of Private Masculine Honour
Index