Casuistry and early modern Spanish literature /

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"Casuistry and Early Modern Spanish Literature examines a neglected yet crucial field: the importance of casuistic thought and discourse in development of literary genres in early modern Spain. Faced with the momentous changes wrought by discovery, empire, religious schism, expanding print cult...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Bidwell-Steiner, Marlen (Editor), Scham, Michael, 1969- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2022]
Series:Foro hispánico, 66
Subjects:
1500-1700
Spanish fiction > Classical period, 1500-1700 > History and criticism.
Casuistry in literature.
Casuistique dans la littérature.
Literature: history & criticism.
LITERARY CRITICISM / General
Spanish fiction > Classical period.
Literature & literary studies
Literature: history & criticism
Essay
essays.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Essays.
Literary criticism.
Critiques littéraires.
Essais.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"Casuistry and Early Modern Spanish Literature examines a neglected yet crucial field: the importance of casuistic thought and discourse in development of literary genres in early modern Spain. Faced with the momentous changes wrought by discovery, empire, religious schism, expanding print culture, consolidation of legal codes and social transformation, writers sought innovation within existing forms (the novella, the byzantine romance, theatrical drama) and created novel genres (most notably, the picaresque). These essays show how casuistry, with its questioning of example and precept, and meticulous concern with conscience the particularities of circumstance, is instrumental in cultivating the subjectivity, rhetorical virtuosity and spirit of inquiry that we have come to associate with the modern novel"--
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004506824
9004506829
ISSN:0925-8620 ;

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