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Reading Sensations in Early Modern England

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How did Renaissance literature affect readers' minds, bodies and souls? In what ways did the history of literary experience overlap with the history of humours and emotions? This book argues that a new aesthetic vocabulary based on the theory of the passions was formulated in the Renaissance to describe the affective power of literature.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781403921925
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 200
  • Published:
  • April 5, 2007
  • Edition:
  • 2007
  • Dimensions:
  • 222x145x19 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 386 g.
Delivery: 2-3 weeks
Expected delivery: November 23, 2024

Description of Reading Sensations in Early Modern England

How did Renaissance literature affect readers' minds, bodies and souls? In what ways did the history of literary experience overlap with the history of humours and emotions? This book argues that a new aesthetic vocabulary based on the theory of the passions was formulated in the Renaissance to describe the affective power of literature.

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