The performance of nobility in early modern European literature /
[Book]
David M. Posner.
New York :
Cambridge University Press,
1999.
1 online resource (x, 272 pages)
Cambridge studies in Renaissance literature and culture ;
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-266) and index.
Preliminaries; 1: Introduction: "The Noble Hart"; 2: Montaigne and the staging of the self; 3: Mask and error in Francis Bacon; 4: Noble Romans: Corneille and the theatre of aristocratic revolt; 5: La Bruyere and the end of the theatre of nobility; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
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This valuable study illuminates the idea of nobility as display, as public performance, in Renaissance and seventeenth-century literature and society. Through detailed readings of major authors, David Posner examines the tensions between literary or imaginative representations of 'nobility', and the increasingly problematic historical position of the noble classes themselves.
Performance of nobility in early modern European literature.
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European literature-- Renaissance, 1450-1600-- History and criticism.
Nobility in literature.
Nobility of character in literature.
Littérature européenne-- 1450-1600 (Renaissance)-- Histoire et critique.
Nobles dans la littérature.
Noblesse de caractère dans la littérature.
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Adel.
European literature-- Renaissance.
Letterkunde.
LITERARY CRITICISM-- Gay & Lesbian.
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Littérature européenne-- Renaissance-- Histoire et critique.