A Culture of Discretion
This chapter examines the range of ways, mostly in terms of language and public expression, the cultural regime of this period was governed by pronounced notions of discretion, guardedness, self-censorship, dissimulation, and even duplicity. Much evidence is offered to demonstrate this claim, with specific examples drawn from various texts and through notable events. The chapter also attempts to explain why this “culture of discretion” emerged in this period, referring in particular to the lessons learned from the Wars of Religion, which were retrospectively blamed (in part) on the excessive volubility and license that prevailed, especially with regard to religious matters.
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