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Emotion and the self in English Renaissance literature : reforming contentment /

The first full-length study of early modern contentment, this book examines the intersection of this guiding principle of English Protestant psychology with Renaissance literature, considering works by Shakespeare, Milton, Spenser and Sidney. It will prove illuminating for researchers of literature,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zajac, Paul Joseph, 1987- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2023].
Subjects:
English literature > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism.
Contentment > In literature.
Contentment > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Emotions in literature.
Self in literature.
Reformation in literature.
Reformation > England.
English literature > Early modern, 1500-1700 > Psychological aspects.
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Summary:The first full-length study of early modern contentment, this book examines the intersection of this guiding principle of English Protestant psychology with Renaissance literature, considering works by Shakespeare, Milton, Spenser and Sidney. It will prove illuminating for researchers of literature, history, religion and affect theory.
Physical Description:ix, 230 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781009271660
1009271660