Futile pleasures : early modern literature and the limits of utility /

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"Examines the ambivalent role that pleasure plays in early modern English writers' attempts to defend the utility of literature. Traces how that ambivalence gets replayed in modern critical frameworks as well as debates about the value of the humanities and liberal arts"--

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McEleney, Corey (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Fordham University Press, 2017.
Temas:
1500-1700
English literature > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism.
Pleasure in literature.
Senses and sensation in literature.
Literature and society > England > History > 16th century.
Literature and society > England > History > 17th century.
Plaisir dans la littérature.
Sens et sensations dans la littérature.
Littérature et société > Angleterre > Histoire > 16e siècle.
Littérature et société > Angleterre > Histoire > 17e siècle.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Renaissance.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Gender Studies.
English literature > Early modern
Literature and society
Pleasure in literature
Senses and sensation in literature
England
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Examines the ambivalent role that pleasure plays in early modern English writers' attempts to defend the utility of literature. Traces how that ambivalence gets replayed in modern critical frameworks as well as debates about the value of the humanities and liberal arts"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780823272693
0823272699
9780823272686
0823272680
9780823272709
0823272702
9780823272679
0823272672

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