Borsuk, AmaranthLoomis, James2014-10-202014-10-202014-10-202014Loomis_washington_0250O_13146.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/1773/26801Thesis (Master's)--University of Washington, 2014An account of the adventures of Luke Muston, a protégé of Italian sword master Vincentio Saviolo, as he tries to find a place for himself in London in 1592. While it follows the pacing and rhythms of historical romance, <italic>Blade Against the Heart</italic> is a coming of age tale where the adventure is primarily in Luke navigating the nuances of personal relationships, especially with other men.application/pdfen-USCopyright is held by the individual authors.Elizabethan; fiction; historical fiction; London; SavioloLiteratureinterdisciplinary arts and sciences - bothellThesis