Description: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.-Looks at lovesickness in the works of Shakespeare, Beaumont and Fletcher, Middleton, Ford, and Davenant-Provides a detailed account of the early modern construction of lovesickness as a disease - it outlines its etiologies, symptoms, and cures, and explores cases of individuals who were treated by doctors for the malady-Makes an important contribution to the history of romantic love, as well as to gender studiesWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Lovesickness and Gender in Early Modern English Literature. To get started finding Lovesickness and Gender in Early Modern English Literature, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Lovesickness and Gender in Early Modern English Literature
Description: 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.-Looks at lovesickness in the works of Shakespeare, Beaumont and Fletcher, Middleton, Ford, and Davenant-Provides a detailed account of the early modern construction of lovesickness as a disease - it outlines its etiologies, symptoms, and cures, and explores cases of individuals who were treated by doctors for the malady-Makes an important contribution to the history of romantic love, as well as to gender studiesWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Lovesickness and Gender in Early Modern English Literature. To get started finding Lovesickness and Gender in Early Modern English Literature, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.