Beyond melancholy : sadness and selfhood in Renaissance England /

An exploration of the vital distinctions Renaissance writers made between grief, godly sorrow, despair, and melancholy, and the unique interactions these emotions were thought to produce in the mind, body, and soul, 'Beyond Melancholy' demonstrates the value of an inclusive and interdiscip...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Sullivan, Erin (Cultural historian) (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Edition:	First edition.
Series:	Emotions in history.
Subjects:	English literature > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism. Sadness in literature. Grief in literature. Medicine in literature. Emotions. Grief. Medicine in Literature Emotions Grief Tristesse dans la littérature. Chagrin dans la littérature. Médecine dans la littérature. Émotions. Chagrin. emotion. grief. Medicine in literature English literature > Early modern Grief in literature Sadness in literature 1500-1700 Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Summary:	An exploration of the vital distinctions Renaissance writers made between grief, godly sorrow, despair, and melancholy, and the unique interactions these emotions were thought to produce in the mind, body, and soul, 'Beyond Melancholy' demonstrates the value of an inclusive and interdisciplinary approach to the study of the emotional past.
Physical Description:	1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780191802614 0191802611