Close readers : humanism and sodomy in early modern England
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [1997].
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xlv, 224 pages ; 25 cm
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Terry Mangan Memorial Library - NONFICTION | LIT004120 STE | On Shelf |
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Authors and patrons -- England -- History -- 16th century
Authors, English -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- Biography
Education, Humanistic -- England
England -- Intellectual life -- 16th century
English literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism
Homosexuality and literature -- England -- History -- 16th century
Humanism -- England -- History -- 16th century
Humanists -- England
Latin literature, Medieval and modern -- Appreciation -- England
Literary patrons -- Great Britain
Literature and society -- England -- History -- 16th century
Male authors, English -- Biography
Male friendship -- England -- History -- 16th century
Men in literature
Renaissance -- England
Sodomy -- England -- History
Authors, English -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- Biography
Education, Humanistic -- England
England -- Intellectual life -- 16th century
English literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism
Homosexuality and literature -- England -- History -- 16th century
Humanism -- England -- History -- 16th century
Humanists -- England
Latin literature, Medieval and modern -- Appreciation -- England
Literary patrons -- Great Britain
Literature and society -- England -- History -- 16th century
Male authors, English -- Biography
Male friendship -- England -- History -- 16th century
Men in literature
Renaissance -- England
Sodomy -- England -- History
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Published
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [1997].
Format
Book
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-212) and index
Description
Humanism, in both its rhetoric and practice, attempted to transform the relationships between men that constituted the fabric of early modern society. So argues Alan Stewart in this ground-breaking investigation into the impact of humanism in sixteenth-century England. Here the author shows that by valorizing textual skills over martial prowess, humanism provided a new means of upward mobility for the lowborn but humanistically trained scholar: he could move into a highly intimate place in a nobleman's household that was previously not open to him. Because of its novelty and secrecy, the intimacy between master and scholar was vulnerable to accusations of another type of intimacy - sodomy
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In comparing the ways both humanism and sodomy signaled a new economy of social relations capable of producing widespread anxiety, Stewart contributes to the foray of modern gay scholarship into Renaissance art and literature
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The author explores the intriguing relationship between humanism and sodomy in a series of case studies: the Medici court of the 1470s, the allegations against monks in the campaign to suppress the English monasteries, the institutionalized beating of young boys, the treacherous circle of the doomed Sir Thomas Seymour, and the closet secretaries of Elizabeth's final years. Stewart's documentation comes from a wide range of underused materials, from schoolboys' grammar books to political writings, enabling him to reconstruct frequently misunderstood events in their original contexts
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Stewart, A. (1997). Close readers: humanism and sodomy in early modern England . Princeton University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Stewart, Alan, 1967-. 1997. Close Readers: Humanism and Sodomy in Early Modern England. Princeton University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Stewart, Alan, 1967-. Close Readers: Humanism and Sodomy in Early Modern England Princeton University Press, 1997.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Stewart, Alan. Close Readers: Humanism and Sodomy in Early Modern England Princeton University Press, 1997.
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