Compassion in early modern literature and culture feeling and practice

This collection is an enquiry into compassion as an early modern emotional phenomenon, situating it within the complexity of European economic, social, cultural and religious tensions. Drawing on recent work in the history of emotions, leading scholars consider the particularities of early modern co...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Ibbett, Katherine (-), Steenbergh, Kristine
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press 2021.
Colección:CUP ebooks.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario:This collection is an enquiry into compassion as an early modern emotional phenomenon, situating it within the complexity of European economic, social, cultural and religious tensions. Drawing on recent work in the history of emotions, leading scholars consider the particularities of early modern compassion, demonstrating its entanglements with diverse genres and geographies. Chapters on canonical and less familiar works explore tragedy, comedy, sermons, philosophy, treatises on consolation, medical writing, and dramatic theory, showing how early modern compassion shaped attitudes and social structures that remain central to the way we imagine our response to suffering today, and how such investigations can ultimately provoke new ways of thinking about community in contemporary Europe.
Descripción Física:1 recurso electrónico (xii, 305 p.)
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781108862172