The Renaissance discovery of violence, from Boccaccio to Shakespeare /

Many have wondered why the works of Shakespeare and other early modern writers are so filled with violence, with murder and mayhem. This work explains how and why, putting the literature of the European Renaissance in the context of the history of violence. Personal violence was on the decline in Eu...

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Main Author: Appelbaum, Robert, 1952- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Anthem Press, [2022].
Series:Anthem studies in Renaissance literature and culture.
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Call Number: PN721 .A67 2022
 
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