Love in print in the sixteenth century: the popularization of romance

Examining the representation of love in conduct books, philosophical treatises, letter-writing manuals, and medical texts, Love in Print in the Sixteenth Century explores the impact of printing on conflicting cultural notions about romantic love in the sixteenth century. This popularization of roman...

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Main Author: Moulton, Ian Frederick 1964- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New York, NY Palgrave Macmillan 2014
In:Year: 2014
Reviews:[Rezension von: Moulton, Ian Frederick, Love in Print in the Sixteenth Century: The Popularization of Romance] (2015) (Reid, Lindsay Ann)
Edition:1. ed.
Series/Journal:Early modern cultural studies, [1500-1700]
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Literature / Love (Motif) / Romance (Motif) / History 1500-1600
Further subjects:B Printing Influence
B Love in literature
B Love in literature Early works to 1800 / Love 16th century / Europe / Books / History Printing / Influence
B Love Early works to 1800
B Books (Europe) History 16th century
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Summary:Examining the representation of love in conduct books, philosophical treatises, letter-writing manuals, and medical texts, Love in Print in the Sixteenth Century explores the impact of printing on conflicting cultural notions about romantic love in the sixteenth century. This popularization of romantic love through the book market led to profound transformations in the rhetoric, ideology, and social function of love - transformations that continue to shape cultural notions about love today.
Introduction: love, the book market, and the popularization of romance -- Baldassare Castiglione's Book of the courtier: love and ideal conduct -- Mario Equicola's De natura d'amore: love and knowledge -- Antonio Tagliente's Opera amorosa: love and letterwriting -- Jacques Ferrand's On lovesickness: love and medicine -- Conclusion: Romeo + Juliet
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-244) and index
ISBN:1137392673