Knights in arms : prose romance, masculinity, and Eastern Mediterranean trade in early modern England, 1565-1655

Knights in arms : prose romance, masculinity, and Eastern Mediterranean trade in early modern England, 1565-1655 /

"Drawing from medieval chivalric culture, the prose romance was a popular early modern genre featuring stories of courtship, combat, and travel. Flourishing at the same moment as the growing English trade with the Eastern Mediterranean, prose romances adopted both Eastern settings and new conce...

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Main Author: Stanivukovic, Goran V (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2015
Subjects:
English prose literature > 16th century > History and criticism.
English prose literature > 17th century > History and criticism.
Romances, English > History and criticism.
Masculinity in literature.
Homosexuality in literature.
Commerce in literature.
Travel in literature.
Geography in literature.
Chivalry in literature.
English prose literature > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism.
Middle East > In literature.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Illustrations
  • Preface
  • Knights In Arms
  • Introduction: Mapping Territories
  • Part I The Knight And The Romance Of Trade
  • 1. Purchasing Kingdoms In The Eastern Mediterranean
  • 2. The Knight On The Silk Road
  • 3. The Marriage Of Merchant Kingdoms In Romances About Men
  • Part II Intimacy, Sexuality, And The Queer Levant
  • 4. Desire And Knightly Masculinity
  • 5. Cruising The Eastern Mediterranean: The Knight, The Friend, The Favourite, And Homoerotic Romance
  • Afterword: Mediterranean Masculinities
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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