ISBN:
9780812290509
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (324 pages)
Series Statement:
Haney Foundation Ser.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
302.5/4
Keywords:
Individualism -- Italy -- History -- 16th century
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Individualism -- Italy -- History -- 17th century
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Masculinity -- Italy -- History -- 16th century
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Masculinity -- Italy -- History -- 17th century
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Beards -- Social aspects -- History -- 16th century
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Beards -- Social aspects -- History -- 17th century
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Renaissance -- Italy
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Individualism ; Italy ; History ; 16th century..
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Individualism ; Italy ; History ; 17th century..
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Masculinity ; Italy ; History ; 16th century..
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Masculinity ; Italy ; History ; 17th century..
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Beards ; Social aspects ; History ; 16th century..
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Beards ; Social aspects ; History ; 17th century..
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Renaissance ; Italy
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Abstract:
Arguing that the notion of individuality is central to understanding Renaissance Italy, Douglas Biow examines the ways that men of the period asserted their individuated selves, such as becoming masters of an art, creating a signature professional style or voice, or asserting themselves through a distinctive, fashionable look.
Abstract:
Cover -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- Introduction -- PART I. PROFESSIONALISM -- Chapter 1. Professionally Speaking: The Value of Ars and Arte in Renaissance Italy-Reflections on the Historical Reach of Techne -- Chapter 2. Reflections on Professions and Humanism in Renaissance Italy and the Humanities Today -- PART II. MAVERICKS -- Chapter 3. Constructing a Maverick Physician in Print: Reflections on the Peculiar Case of Leonardo Fioravanti's Writings -- Chapter 4. Visualizing Cleanliness, Visualizing Washerwomen in Venice and Renaissance Italy: Reflections on the Peculiar Case of Jacopo Tintoretto's Jews in the Desert -- PART III. BEARDS -- Chapter 5. Facing the Day: Reflections on a Sudden Change in Fashion and the Magisterial Beard -- Chapter 6. Manly Matters: Reflections on Giordano Bruno's Candelaio, and the Theatrical and Social Function of Beards in Sixteenth-Century Italy -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Z -- Acknowledgments.
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