Between the Hall and the Market
William Clowes and Surgical Self-Fashioning in Elizabethan London
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16617533 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Celeste Chamberland (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 69-89 |
| Publication date | 2010-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sixteenth Century Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0361-0160 • E-ISSN: 2326-0726 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/scj27867638 |
| OpenAlex | W2256714431 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
By exploring the ways in which honor and reputation intersected with the self-fashioning of late sixteenth-century surgeons in the work of William Clowes, this study resituates Elizabethan surgical practitioners within the credit-oriented cultural milieu of London's guild-dominated urban landscape. As a sea surgeon, prolific author, surgeon to Queen Elizabeth I, and outspoken member of the London Barber-Surgeon's Company, Clowes became one of his company's most vocal spokesmen. Although his self-promotion was occasionally at odds with the company's goal of collective advancement, in describing his experiences at sea, showcasing his learning, and attempting to create a fixed identity for surgeons rooted in patriotism, probity, and sound moral character, Clowes and his elite colleagues self-consciously fashioned and projected an identity that emphasized their adherence to contemporary norms of manhood specific to London's guild-oriented artisanal milieu
Aesthetics · Art · Art history · Elite · Honor · Identity (music · Patriotism · Political science · Promotion (chess · Reputation · Social science · Sociology · Historical Art and Culture Studies · Historical Economic and Social Studies · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes · Law · Medicine
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2013 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |