Title Dissimulation and the Culture of Secrecy in Early Modern Europe

Published CA : University of California Press, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (307 pages) Contents Cover; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Not Empty Silence; 2. Taking One's Distance; 3. Confidence Games; 4. The Government of Designs; 5. The Writing on the Walls; Notes; Bibliography; Index Summary "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 Analysis 16th century 17th century affairs aristocracy canonical writing commoners communication controversy court writings culture of secrecy disguise dishonesty dissimulation early modern europe europe inner lives italy masking emotions modern history moral philosophy naples netherlands philosophers political silence political theory private lives rene descartes secrecy secret thoughts textbooks treatises visual arts writers and intellectuals Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-271) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English Print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject Secrecy -- Social aspects -- Italy -- History Truthfulness and falsehood -- Social aspects -- Italy -- History Interpersonal communication -- Italy -- History Secrecy -- Social aspects -- Europe -- History Truthfulness and falsehood -- Social aspects -- Europe -- History Interpersonal communication -- Europe -- History LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Communication Studies. HISTORY -- Europe -- General. Interpersonal communication Manners and customs Truthfulness and falsehood -- Social aspects Geheimhaltung Verstellung Täuschung Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung Secrecy -- Social aspects -- Italy -- History. Truthfulness and falsehood -- Social aspects -- Italy -- History. Interpersonal communication -- Italy -- History. Secrecy -- Social aspects -- Europe -- History. Truthfulness and falsehood -- Social aspects -- Europe -- History. Interpersonal communication -- Europe -- History. Hemlighetsmakeri -- sociala aspekter -- historia -- Europa -- 1500-talet -- 1600-talet. Hemlighetsmakeri -- sociala aspekter -- historia -- Italien -- 1500-talet -- 1600-talet. Mänskliga relationer -- historia -- Europa -- 1500-talet -- 1600-talet. Mänskliga relationer -- historia -- Italien -- 1500-talet -- 1600-talet. SUBJECT Italy -- Social life and customs -- 16th century Italy -- Social life and customs -- 17th century Italy -- Social life and customs -- Sources Europe -- Social life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045760 Subject Europe Italy Europa Italy -- Social life and customs -- 16th century. Italy -- Social life and customs -- 17th century. Italy -- Social life and customs -- Sources. Europe -- Social life and customs. Genre/Form History Sources Quelle. Form Electronic book LC no. 2008050735 ISBN 9780520944442 0520944445 1282361031 9781282361034 9786612361036 6612361034

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