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The Duel in Early Modern England: Civility, Politeness and Honour (Ideas in Context) Book

Arguments about the place and practice of the duel in early modern England were widespread. The distinguished intellectual historian Markku Peltonen examines this debate, and show how the moral and ideological status of duelling was discussed within a much larger cultural context of courtesy, civility and politeness. To understand the duel is to understand some crucial issues in the cultural and ideological history of Stuart England, and Markku Peltonen's wide-ranging study will thus engage the attention of a very wide audience of historians, cultural and literary scholars.Read More

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    Arguments about the practice of the duel in early modern England were widespread. Markku Peltonen, the distinguished intellectual historian, examines the debate, and reveals how the moral and ideological status of duelling was considered within a much broader cultural context of courtesy, civility and politeness. Understanding the duel involves knowing crucial issues in the cultural and ideological history of Stuart England. Peltonen's wide-ranging study engages the attention of a significant audience of historians and cultural and literary scholars.

  • 0521820626
  • 9780521820622
  • Markku Peltonen
  • 30 January 2003
  • Cambridge University Press
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 372
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