Myths of Renaissance Individualism

(Part of the Early Modern History: Society and Culture Series)

by John Jeffries Martin

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The idea that the Renaissance witnessed the emergence of the modern individual remains a powerful myth. In this important new book Martin examines the Renaissance self with attention to both social history and literary theory and offers a new typology of Renaissance selfhood which was at once collective, performative and porous. At the same time, he stresses the layered qualities of the Renaissance self and the salient role of interiority and notions...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:023000640X

ISBN13:9780230006409

Release Date:January 2006

Publisher:Palgrave MacMillan

Length:187 Pages

Weight:0.57 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Related Subjects

16th Century Anthropology Cultural Europe Historical Study & Educational Resources History Humanities Italy Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Modern Renaissance Philosophy Politics & Social Sciences Social History Social Sciences

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