Michael Schoenfeldt's fascinating study explores the close relationship between selves and bodies, psychological inwardness and corporeal processes, as they are represented in early modern English literature. After Galen, the predominant medical paradigm of the period envisaged a self governed by humors, literally embodying inner emotion by ...
Michael C. Schoenfeldt here offers the first major exploration of the connections between George Herbert's devotional poetry and the social practices and political discourse of his day. Viewing "The Temple "and "The Country Parson" as part of the larger "civilizing process" of Western Europe, Schoenfeldt shows how Herbert discovers in the ...
This Companion represents the myriad ways of thinking about the remarkable achievement of Shakespeare's sonnets. It is an authoritative reference guide and extended introduction to Shakespeare's sonnets. This work: contains more than 20 newly-commissioned essays by both established and younger scholars; considers the form, sequence, content, ...
This is a collection of essays on the topic of death in two monumental representatives of the early modern canon, Edmund Spenser and John Milton. The volume draws its impetus from the conviction that death is a central yet curiously understudied preoccupation for Spenser and Milton, contending that death in all its early modern reformations and ...
We guarantee every item's condition, as described on Alibris. If you are not satisfied that an item is as described, return your purchase for a refund.
The Body Embarrassed: Drama and the Disciplines of Shame in Early Modern England
