Description: Dissimulation and the Culture of Secrecy in Early Modern Europe by Jon R. Snyder Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description ¿Larvatus prodeo,¿ announced René Descartes at the beginning of the seventeenth century: ¿I come forward, masked.¿ Deliberately disguising or silencing their most intimate thoughts and emotions, many early modern Europeans besides Descartes-princes, courtiers, aristocrats and commoners alike-chose to practice the shadowy art of dissimulation. For men and women who could not risk revealing their inner lives to those around them, this art of incommunicativity was crucial, both personally and politically. Many writers and intellectuals sought to explain, expose, justify, or condemn the emergence of this new culture of secrecy, and from Naples to the Netherlands controversy swirled for two centuries around the powers and limits of dissimulation, whether in affairs of state or affairs of the heart. This beautifully written work crisscrosses Europe, with a special focus on Italy, to explore attitudes toward the art of dissimulation in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Discussing many canonical and lesser-known works, Jon R. Snyder examines the treatment of dissimulation in early modern treatises and writings on the court, civility, moral philosophy, political theory, and in the visual arts. Publisher Description "Larvatus prodeo," announced René Descartes at the beginning of the seventeenth century: "I come forward, masked." Deliberately disguising or silencing their most intimate thoughts and emotions, many early modern Europeans besides Descartes-princes, courtiers, aristocrats and commoners alike-chose to practice the shadowy art of dissimulation. For men and women who could not risk revealing their inner lives to those around them, this art of incommunicativity was crucial, both personally and politically. Many writers and intellectuals sought to explain, expose, justify, or condemn the emergence of this new culture of secrecy, and from Naples to the Netherlands controversy swirled for two centuries around the powers and limits of dissimulation, whether in affairs of state or affairs of the heart. This beautifully written work crisscrosses Europe, with a special focus on Italy, to explore attitudes toward the art of dissimulation in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Discussing many canonical and lesser-known works, Jon R. Snyder examines the treatment of dissimulation in early modern treatises and writings on the court, civility, moral philosophy, political theory, and in the visual arts. Author Biography Jon R. Snyder is Professor of Italian Studies and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He has most recently published a bilingual edition of G.B. Andreinis 1622 comedy, Love in the Mirror, as well as a book on Baroque aesthetics, Lestetica del Barocco. Details ISBN 0520274636 ISBN-13 9780520274631 Title Dissimulation and the Culture of Secrecy in Early Modern Europe Author Jon R. Snyder Format Paperback Year 2012 Pages 312 Publisher University of California Press GE_Item_ID:161740850; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9780520274631
Book Title: Dissimulation and the Culture of Secrecy in Early Modern Europe
Number of Pages: 312 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Dissimulation and the Culture of Secrecy in Early Modern Europe
Publisher: University of California Press
Subject: Communication Studies, European / General, General, Rhetoric, Customs & Traditions, Europe / General
Publication Year: 2012
Item Height: 0.8 in
Item Weight: 14.4 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Jon R. Snyder
Subject Area: Literary Criticism, Language Arts & Disciplines, Social Science, Psychology, History
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
