The Renaissance discovery of violence, from Boccaccio to Shakespeare
Many have wondered why the works of Shakespeare and other early modern writers are so filled with violence, with murder and mayhem. This work explains how and why, putting the literature of the European Renaissance in the context of the history of violence. Personal violence was on the decline in Eu...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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London New York
Anthem Press
2022
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| In: | Year: 2022 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Violence (Motif)
/ Novella
/ Tragedy
/ Satire
/ History 1300-1700
B Violence B Girard, René 1923-2015 B Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 |
| Further subjects: | B
European literature - Renaissance
B Violence in literature B European literature History and criticism Renaissance, 1450-1600 B Criticism, interpretation, etc B 1450-1600 |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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