Hollow Men

Writing, Objects, and Public Image in Renaissance Italy

By Susan Gaylard

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Publish Date

2013

Publisher

Fordham University Press

Language

eng

Pages

372

Description:

"Analyzes texts and art objects from the 15th to the late 16th centuries to show that Renaissance theories of emulating classical heroes generated a deep skepticism about representation, as these theories forced men to construct a public image that seemed fixed but could adapt to changing circumstances"--

subjects: Italian literature, history and criticism, Italian language, Art, renaissance, Masculinity in literature, Renaissance, italy, Renaissance Art, Italian literature, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, Masculinity in art, History and criticism, Renaissance, History