Imagining the soul in premodern literature
by Davies, Abe
fromEarly modern literature in history
by Davies, Abe
fromEarly modern literature in history
"Original, versatile, and full of lively critical perceptions, this is a major contribution to early modern literary scholarship and intellectual history." - Professor Neil Rhodes, author of Common: The Development of Literary Culture in Sixteenth-Century England (2018) "A wide-…
by Davies, Abe
fromEarly modern literature in history
"Original, versatile, and full of lively critical perceptions, this is a major contribution to early modern literary scholarship and intellectual history." -- Professor Neil Rhodes, author of Common: The Development of Literary Culture in Sixteenth-Century England (2018) "A wide…
by Davies, Abe
fromEarly modern literature in history
"This book is a study of ghostly matters - of the soul - in literature spanning the tenth century and the age of Shakespeare. All people, according to John Donne, 'constantly beleeve' that they have an immortal soul. But he also reflects that in fact there is nothing 'so well es…
by Davies, Abe
fromEarly modern literature in history
This book is a study of ghostly matters - of the soul - in literature spanning the tenth century and the age of Shakespeare. All people, according to John Donne, constantly beleeve that they have an immortal soul. But he also reflects that in fact there is nothing so well establ…