Wings for Our Courage - Gender, Erudition, and Republican Thought

Zusatztext "Ingenious. . . . The whole book is deeply researched. It is extraordinarily well planned and executed. . . . [Jed] is to be warmly congratulated." Informationen zum Autor Stephanie H. Jed is Professor of Literature at the University of California! San Diego! and the author of Chaste Thinking: The Rape of Lucretia and the Birth of Humanism. Zusammenfassung On January 6, 1537, Lorenzino de' Medici murdered Alessandro de' Medici, the duke of Florence. This episode is significant in literature and drama, in Florentine history, and in the history of republican thought. This title offers an epistemological critique of this republican politics and its invisible oppressions.

Product details

• Authors: Stephanie H. Jed, Jed Stephanie H.
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.07.2011
• EAN: 9780520267695
• ISBN: 978-0-520-26769-5
• No. of pages: 298
• Series: Flashpoints; Flashpoints (University of Cal; Flashpoints
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; European History, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / Italian, LITERARY CRITICISM / Renaissance, HISTORY / Europe / Italy, Italy, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Italian, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, Literary studies: c 1400 to c 1600