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Passion's Triumph over Reason

- A History of the Moral Imagination from Spenser to Rochester

About Passion's Triumph over Reason

Presents a study of Early Modern ideas of emotion, self-indulgence, and self-control in the literature and moral thought of the 16th and 17th centuries. This work explores how writers of the English Renaissance transformed their understanding of the passions, recalibrating emotion as an important constituent of ethical life rather than the enemy.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780199212378
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 432
  • Published:
  • May 10, 2007
  • Dimensions:
  • 162x241x29 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 793 g.
Delivery: 2-3 weeks
Expected delivery: October 24, 2024

Description of Passion's Triumph over Reason

Presents a study of Early Modern ideas of emotion, self-indulgence, and self-control in the literature and moral thought of the 16th and 17th centuries. This work explores how writers of the English Renaissance transformed their understanding of the passions, recalibrating emotion as an important constituent of ethical life rather than the enemy.

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