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The Renaissance discovery of violence, from Boccaccio to Shakespeare, Robert Appelbaum
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- Summary
- 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 Europe beginning in the fifteenth century, but warfare became much deadlier and the stakes of war became much higher as the new nation-states vied for hegemony and the New World became a target of a shattering invasion. The development of firearms caused a great change in the conduct of war and in the codes of militancy that warriors adopted. (By the early sixteenth century, it became apparent that the purpose of warfare was not to obtain a ritual advantage over one?s opponents, but to kill as many people as possible.) Meanwhile, writers became much more sensitive to the realities of violence and developed new genres to cope with them, including the novella, the epic romance, vernacular tragedy and even the utopia, whose first example, by Thomas More, was written as a critique of violence. There are times when Renaissance writers seem to celebrate violence, but more commonly they anatomized it, and were inclined to focus on victims as well as warriors on the horrors of violence as well as the need for force to protect national security and justice. In Renaissance writing, violence has lost its innocence
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- eng
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- The Renaissance discovery of violence, from Boccaccio to Shakespeare
- Title
- The Renaissance discovery of violence, from Boccaccio to Shakespeare
- Statement of responsibility
- Robert Appelbaum
- Subject
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- Violence in literature
- Violence in literature
- Violence in literature
- Violence in literature
- 1450-1600
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- European literature -- Renaissance
- European literature -- Renaissance, 1450-1600 -- History and criticism
- European literature -- Renaissance, 1450-1600 -- History and criticism
- European literature -- Renaissance, 1450-1600 -- History and criticism
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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 Europe beginning in the fifteenth century, but warfare became much deadlier and the stakes of war became much higher as the new nation-states vied for hegemony and the New World became a target of a shattering invasion. The development of firearms caused a great change in the conduct of war and in the codes of militancy that warriors adopted. (By the early sixteenth century, it became apparent that the purpose of warfare was not to obtain a ritual advantage over one?s opponents, but to kill as many people as possible.) Meanwhile, writers became much more sensitive to the realities of violence and developed new genres to cope with them, including the novella, the epic romance, vernacular tragedy and even the utopia, whose first example, by Thomas More, was written as a critique of violence. There are times when Renaissance writers seem to celebrate violence, but more commonly they anatomized it, and were inclined to focus on victims as well as warriors on the horrors of violence as well as the need for force to protect national security and justice. In Renaissance writing, violence has lost its innocence
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- 1952-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Appelbaum, Robert
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Anthem studies in Renaissance literature and culture
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- European literature
- Violence in literature
- European literature
- Violence in literature
- Label
- The Renaissance discovery of violence, from Boccaccio to Shakespeare, Robert Appelbaum
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-223) and index
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- volume
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1243967468
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- xxix, 231 pages;
- Isbn
- 9781839981470
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1243967468
- Label
- The Renaissance discovery of violence, from Boccaccio to Shakespeare, Robert Appelbaum
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-223) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1243967468
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- xxix, 231 pages;
- Isbn
- 9781839981470
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1243967468
Subject
- Violence in literature
- Violence in literature
- Violence in literature
- Violence in literature
- 1450-1600
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- European literature -- Renaissance
- European literature -- Renaissance, 1450-1600 -- History and criticism
- European literature -- Renaissance, 1450-1600 -- History and criticism
- European literature -- Renaissance, 1450-1600 -- History and criticism
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