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Subtitle:
Writing, Objects, and Public Image in Renaissance Italy
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Book Category:
Literary Collections > General
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Author:
Gaylard, Susan
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Binding:
Paperback
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ISBN 13:
9780823251919
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Price:
USD 26.00
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Publication Year:
2013
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Publisher Info
Fordham University Press. InquiryBook 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.
Book Review and Awards
"Gaylard undertakes a richly detailed, fascinating inquiry into the ways in which early modern theories of imitation (rhetorical and corporeal) intersect with practices of representation used by contemporaries to convey verbal and visual images of exemplary individuals, especially notable figures from the classical past, to quattrocento and cinquecento audiences."--Choice