| The Secret Wound: Love-Melancholy and Early Modern Romance Contributor(s): Wells, Marion A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0804750467 ISBN-13: 9780804750462 Publisher: Stanford University Press OUR PRICE: $85.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2007 Annotation: " The Secret Wound is well-written and beautifully researched; its impact will be wide, deep, and across several disciplinary borders. Its trenchant account of the widespread literary phenomenon of love-melancholy will be read with interest by all scholars of the period. " -- Michael Schoenfeldt, University of Michigan " This is a strong book, which will make a central contribution to the study of early modern literature and to the history of ideas. Wells presents a bold argument, and is a master of classical tradition, allowing her to make novel and impressive claims. " -- Mary Wack, Washington State University |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Renaissance |
| Dewey: 809.933 |
| LCCN: 2005035933 |
| Physical Information: 1.05" H x 6.34" W x 9.02" (1.39 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 15th Century - Chronological Period - 16th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book offers a new reading of early modern romance in the light of historically contemporary accounts of mind, and specifically the medical tradition of love-melancholy. |