| Verfasst von: | Zajac, Paul Joseph [VerfasserIn]  |
|---|
| Titel: | Emotion and the self in english renaissance literature |
|---|
| Titelzusatz: | reforming contentment |
|---|
| Verf.angabe: | Paul Joseph Zajac, McDaniel College |
|---|
| Verlagsort: | Cambridge ; New York ; Port Melbourne ; New Delhi ; Singapore |
|---|
| Verlag: | Cambridge University Press |
|---|
| Jahr: | 2023 |
|---|
| Umfang: | ix, 230 Seiten |
|---|
| Fussnoten: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
|---|
| ISBN: | 978-1-009-27166-0 |
|---|
| Abstract: | "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"-- |
|---|
| | This book offers the first full-length study of early modern contentment, the emotional and ethical principle that became the gold standard of English Protestant psychology and an abiding concern of English Renaissance literature. Theorists and literary critics have equated contentedness with passivity, stagnation, and resignation. However, this book excavates an early modern understanding of contentment as dynamic, protective, and productive. While this concept has roots in classical and medieval philosophy, contentment became newly significant because of the English Reformation. Reformers explored contentedness as a means to preserve the self and prepare the individual to endure and engage the outside world. Their efforts existed alongside representations and revisions of contentment by authors including Sidney, Spenser, Shakespeare, and Milton. By examining Renaissance models of contentment, this book explores alternatives to Calvinist despair, resists scholarly emphasis on negative emotions, and reaffirms the value of formal concerns to studies of literature, religion, and affect |
|---|
| URL: | Cover: http://www.dietmardreier.de/annot/426F6F6B446174617C7C393738313030393237313636307C7C434F50.jpg?sq=3 |
|---|
| Schlagwörter: | (s)Englisch / (s)Literatur / (s)Renaissance / (s)Reformation / (s)Selbst / (s)Zufriedenheit <Motiv> |
|---|
| | (s)Englisch / (s)SelbstMotiv / (s)Zufriedenheit / (s)Theologie / (s)Renaissance |
|---|
| Sprache: | eng |
|---|
| Bibliogr. Hinweis: | Erscheint auch als : Online-Ausgabe: Zajac, Paul Joseph, 1987 - : Emotion and the self in English Renaissance literature. - Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2023. - 1 Online-Ressource (ix, 230 Seiten) |
|---|
| RVK-Notation: | HI 1151 |
|---|
| Sach-SW: | Literary criticism |
|---|
| | Englisch |
|---|
| | LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
|---|
| | Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800 |
|---|
| | Literaturwissenschaft, allgemein |
|---|
| | Literaturwissenschaft: 1600 bis 1800 |
|---|
| | Literaturwissenschaft: Dramen und Dramatiker |
|---|
| | Shakespeare studies & criticism |
|---|
| | Theologie |
|---|
| | Theology |
|---|
| K10plus-PPN: | 1820428753 |
|---|
Emotion and the self in english renaissance literature / Zajac, Paul Joseph [VerfasserIn]; 2023
Zurück zur Trefferübersicht und Suche
