Title The rule of manhood : tyranny, gender, and Classical Republicanism in England, 1603-1660 / Jamie A. Gianoutsos

Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021 ©2021

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 426 pages) : illustrations Series Cambridge studies in early modern British history Cambridge studies in early modern British history. Contents 1. Tyranny, manhood, and the study of history -- 2. A chase Virginia : tyranny and the corruption of law in Jacobean England -- 3. 'And thus did the wicked sonne murther his wicked mother' : Nero and the tyrannical household in late Jacobean England -- 4. Neronian corruption in Caroline England -- 5. John Milton, marriage, and the realisation of Republican manhood -- 6. 'Begin now to know themselves men, & to breath after liberty' : Marchamont Nedham and the Republican Empire -- 7. 'So much power and piety in one' : Oliver Cromwell and the Masculine Republic Summary "Through stories of lustful and incestuous rulers, of republican revolution and of unnatural crimes against family, seventeenth-century Englishmen imagined the problem of tyranny through the prism of classical history. This fuelled debates over the practices of their own kings, the necessity of revolution, and the character of English republican thought. The Rule of Manhood explores the dynamic and complex languages of tyranny and masculinity that arose through these classical stories and their imaginative appropriation. Discerning the neglected connection between concepts of power and masculinity in early Stuart England, Jamie A. Gianoutsos shows both how stories of ancient tyranny were deployed in the dialogue around monarchy and rule between 1603 and 1660 and the extent to which these shaped English classical republican thought. Drawing on extensive research in contemporary printed texts, Gianoutsos persuasively weaves together the histories of politics and manhood to make a bold claim: that the fundamental purpose of English republicanism was not liberty or virtue, but the realisation of manhood for its citizens."-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Jamie A. Gianoutsos is Associate Professor of History at Mount Saint Mary's University, Maryland. She has been a recipient of IHR Mellon Pre-Dissertation, Huntington Library, and Charles Singleton Center Fellowships, and has published articles in History of Education and Renaissance Quarterly Print version record Subject Masculinity -- Political aspects -- Great Britain -- History Despotism -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century Republicanism -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century Political culture -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century Despotism Masculinity -- Political aspects Political culture Politics and government Republicanism SUBJECT Great Britain -- History -- Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056798 Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1603-1714. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056891 Great Britain -- History -- James I, 1603-1625. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056786 Great Britain -- History -- Charles I, 1625-1649. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056791 Subject Great Britain Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2020022782 ISBN 9781108778916 1108778917 9781108809863 1108809863 9781108800570 1108800572

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