Early Modern Asceticism: Literature, Religion, and Austerity in the English Renaissance

by Patrick J. McGrath

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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 Renaissance marks a decisive shift in attitudes towards the body, sex, and the self. In early modernity, self-respect was a Satanic impulse that had to be annihilated...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1487505329

ISBN13:9781487505325

Release Date:October 2019

Publisher:University of Toronto Press

Length:248 Pages

Weight:1.14 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"

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Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Philosophy Religion Religion & Spirituality

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