Bodies and Selves in Early Modern England: Physiology and

Bodies and Selves in Early Modern England: Physiology and Inwardness in Spenser, Shakespeare, Herbert, and Milton (Cambridge Studies in Renaissance Literature and Culture)

Michael Schoenfeldt's fascinating study explores the close relationship between selves and bodies, psychological inwardness and corporeal processes, as they are represented in English Renaissance literature. After Galen, the predominant medical paradigm of the period envisaged a self governed by humors, literally embodying inner emotion by locating and explaining human passion within a taxonomy of internal organs and fluids. It thus gave a profoundly material emphasis to behavioral phenomena, giving the poets of the period a vital and compelling vocabulary for describing the ways in which selves inhabit and experience bodies.

Country	USA
Author	Michael C. Schoenfeldt
Binding	Paperback
Brand	Brand: Cambridge University Press
EAN	9780521669023
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
ISBN	0521669022
Label	Cambridge University Press
Manufacturer	Cambridge University Press
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	220
PublicationDate	2000-01-28
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Studio	Cambridge University Press
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Bodies and Selves in Early Modern England: Physiology and Inwardness in Spenser, Shakespeare, Herbert, and Milton (Cambridge Studies in Renaissance Literature and Culture)