Violent Masculinities
Male Aggression in Early Modern Texts and Culture
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, British, Theory
| Author: | ISBN: | 9781137344755 | |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US | Publication: | November 19, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9781137344755 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Publication: | November 19, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
During the early modern period in England, social expectations for men came under extreme pressure - the armed knight went into decline and humanism appeared. Here, original essays analyze a wide-range of violent acts in literature and culture, from civic violence to chivalric combat to brawls and battles.
During the early modern period in England, social expectations for men came under extreme pressure - the armed knight went into decline and humanism appeared. Here, original essays analyze a wide-range of violent acts in literature and culture, from civic violence to chivalric combat to brawls and battles.
