Daniel, Drew

The Melancholy Assemblage

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ISBN 13:: 9780823251285
author:: Daniel, Drew
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Fordham University Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2013
Pages:: 328
Dimensions:: 22.61 x 2.29 x 15.24 centimetres
Genre:: Fiction & Literature, Literary Criticsm, Shakespeare,
Condition:: New
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The Melancholy Assemblage: A New Perspective on Emotional Embodiment in the English Renaissance This book reimagines melancholy as an interconnected network of relationships between people, bodies, texts, spaces, and things. By examining the works of Nicholas Hilliard, Shakespeare, Burton, and Milton, Drew Daniel challenges traditional interpretations of melancholy and its relationship to medicine and philosophy. Daniel's innovative approach brings together disparate theories to shed new light on how emotions shape community. This book will be of interest to scholars of early modern literature, psychoanalysis, and continental philosophy, as it explores fundamental questions about the nature of emotional experience. By combining insights from recent theories, Daniel offers a fresh perspective on the English Renaissance and its ongoing relevance in contemporary debates about emotional embodiment.

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