Violent Masculinities: Male Aggression in Early Modern Texts and Culture

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349466174
• ISBN13: 9781349466177
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 273 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"