Lovesickness and Gender in Early Modern English Literature

ISBN-13: 9780199266128 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 256 str.

Lesel Dawson

Opis

Lesel Dawson examines figures afflicted with erotic melancholy in early modern literature and provides a historical context for their malady. She discusses how the literary representation of lovesickness relates to issues of gender and identity, making a contribution to the fields of literature, gender, and medical history.

Recenzje

an important contribution to the flourishing field of the history of emotions

O autorze

Lesel Dawson is a Senior Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Bristol.