دانلود کتاب The Patronage of Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester - a re-evaluation

In this thesis I re-evaluate the patronage of Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, whose reputation as a patron is so venerated that it has gained a curiously uncritical acceptance. In the introduction, I examine the Duke's reputation as a patron and how this reputation developed. I also examine the concept of patronage, the tradition of patronage in England which Duke Humphrey inherited and compare Duke Humphrey's patronage with that of other patrons whom he would have been aware of. The body of the thesis is 'disintegrative', dealing piecemeal with different aspects of Duke Humphrey's patronage in order to demonstrate by close analysis of known and new material the inadequacy of the generally received ideas of the Duke's patronage. Chapter I is concerned with the Duke's patronage of English literature. Although the English literature - connected with the Duke is limited in extent, the type of patronage relationship involved is varied, ranging from the Duke's close supervision of texts to his being merely associated with the author by a bare reference. Chapter II examines Duke Humphrey's patronage of Italians in England; the two major figures here are Tito Livio Frulovisi and Antonio Beccaria, who lived in the Duke's Household. Chapter III examines the Duke's patronage of Italian humanists in Italy and Chapter IV is concerned with the Duke's patronage of scholarship in England. Although much of the material with which the main body of the thesis is concerned has been published and discussed (in some cases, many times), the value of the present thesis is in examining the material together and solely
from the point of view of an interest in the patronage. Through this concentrated examination of the aspects of Duke Humphrey's patronage, I hope to establish whether there is a clear pattern of development and whether the Duke's interest in the arts was confined to a particular period of his life. The conclusion offers an exploration and definition of the cultural concept of patronage at a particular moment in its history in England.