The feeling heart in medieval and early modern Europe : meaning, embodiment, and making /

The heart is an iconic symbol in the medieval and early modern European world. In addition to being a physical organ, it is a key conceptual device related to emotions, cognition, the self and identity and the body. The heart is read as a metaphor for human desire and will, and situated in oppositio...

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Other Authors:	Barclay, Katie (Editor), Reddan, Bronwyn (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin ; Boston : Kalamazoo, Michigan : Walter De Gruyter ; Medieval Institue Publications, [2019]
Series:	Studies in medieval and early modern culture ; 67.
Subjects:	Heart in literature. Heart > Religious aspects.