Early modern asceticism : literature, religion, and austerity in the English Renaissance /

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"In discussions of the works of Donne, Milton, Marvell, and Bunyan, Early Modern Asceticism shows how conflicting approaches to asceticism animate depictions of sexuality, subjectivity, and embodiment in early modern literature and religion. The book challenges the perception that the Renaissan...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: McGrath, Patrick J., 1984- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2020]
Subjects:
1500-1700
Religion and literature > England > History > 16th century.
Religion and literature > England > History > 17th century.
English literature > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism.
Asceticism in literature.
Spirituality in literature.
Religion et littérature > Angleterre > Histoire > 16e siècle.
Religion et littérature > Angleterre > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Ascétisme dans la littérature.
Spiritualité dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Renaissance.
English literature > Early modern.
Religion and literature.
England.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • John Donne and asceticism
  • A Mask, asceticism, and Caroline culture
  • The virgin's body and the natural world in Lycidas
  • Upon Appleton House and the impossibility of asceticism
  • Self-denial, monasticism, and The Pilgrim's Progress

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