The Duel in Early Modern England: Civility, Politeness and Honour Peltonen Markku
The Duel in Early Modern England: Civility, Politeness and Honour Peltonen Markku Arguments about the practice of the duel in early modern England were widespread. Understanding the duel involves…
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The Duel in Early Modern England: Civility, Politeness and Honour Peltonen Markku
Arguments about the practice of the duel in early modern England were widespread. Understanding the duel involves knowing crucial issues in the cultural and ideological history of Stuart England. 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.
Peltonen's wide-ranging study engages the attention of a significant audience of historians and cultural and literary