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
Autor principal: McEleney, Corey (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Fordham University Press, 2017.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Senses and sensation in literature.
Pleasure in literature.
Literature and society.
English literature > Early modern.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Gender Studies.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Renaissance.
Litterature et societe > Angleterre > Histoire > 17e siecle.
Litterature et societe > Angleterre > Histoire > 16e siecle.
Sens et sensations dans la litterature.
Plaisir dans la litterature.
Literature and society > England > History > 17th century.
Literature and society > England > History > 16th century.
English literature > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism.
England.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
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 (248 pages).
ISBN:9780823272693

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