Author | : J. Feather |
File Size | : 44,5 Mb |
Publisher | : Palgrave Macmillan |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 19 November 2013 |
ISBN | : 1137344741 |
Pages | : 0 pages |
Violent Masculinities by J. Feather Book PDF Summary
During the early modern period in England, social expectations for men came under extreme pressure - the armed knight went into decline and humanism appeared. Here, original essays analyze a wide-range of violent acts in literature and culture, from civic violence to chivalric combat to brawls and battles.