10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COURTIERLY»
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courtierly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
The Politics of the Stuart Court Masque
And, as with all highly-refined courtierly cultures, the mechanisms for negotiating
with and for authority were often very subtle. Above all, the maintenance and
management of a repertoire of representations, of oneself and others, was a daily
...
David Bevington, Peter Holbrook, 1998
2
The Diary of Samuel Pepys:
thunder of courtierly red heels passing from one wing of the Palace to another as
the Prince was lying on his deathbed, and favour was to flow from another source
, still Pepys'sDiary wasunequalled in itspeculiar quality of amusement.
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Diary of Samuel Pepys - Complete:
thunder of courtierly red heels passing from one wing of the Palace to another as
the Prince was lying on his deathbed, and favour was to flow from another source
, still Pepys'sDiary wasunequalled in itspeculiar quality of amusement.
Therewas a general movementonthe partofthe assemblage —a bending
forwardinsalaam by themoreaged,arising–up by the more courtierly, followed
bylow genuflections, hands upon the beard or breast. Hisobservations taken,
Herod moved ...
5
The Fair God, Or, The Last of the 'tzins: A Tale of the ...
The demeanor of the Spaniard was courtierly ; he failed not to follow every
gesture of the royal hand ; and if the meaning of what he heard was lost because
of the strange language, the voice was not. In the low, sad intonations, unmarked
by ...
6
Augusta Webster: Portraits and Other Poems
And, while we fools Are making curtsies and brave compliments To our rare
century, and, courtierly, Swaddling our strength in trammels of soft silk, 240 The
rotten depths grow rottener. Every day More crime, more pain, more horror. We
are ...
Augusta Webster, Christine Sutphin, 2000
7
Hamlet: Critical Essays
He is good in the scenes where Polonius appears as a man of character and
experience; but the senile exhibitions of courtierly tact do not match these, and so
seem forced and farci— cal. Mr. Forbes Robertson's own performance has a ...
8
Music and Gender in English Renaissance Drama
Men, by contrast, are constantly perturbed by the threat of diminished masculinity
due to the effeminizing effect of music, yet at the same time being well-versed in
music can also invest one with the qualities of a courtierly lover. Italian humanist
...
9
On the Causes of the Greatness and Magnificence of Cities
In the best courtierly manner, Botero's preface lavished fulsome — though
unwarranted — praise on both dedicatees for their political acumen, their
devotion to their pastoral duties, their many public offices and titles, and the
antiquity of their ...
10
Emblems of Mortality: Iconographic Experiments in ...
Five centuries later, Giovanni Martinelli's painting "Memento Mori" (1625) shows
Death approaching a group of banqueters.1 The ingredients of a fleshy,
excessive life are abundantly evident: sumptuous food, the rich courtierly
habiliments, ...
Clayton G. MacKenzie, 2000
NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COURTIERLY»
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Brown and Mandelson: It's Love
In faultlessly pressed white shirt and cufflinks, jacketless, his pose courtierly, Mandelson is in profile. Almost, but not quite, apprehensive, ... «New Statesman, Jun 09»
