Lovesickness and Gender in Early Modern English Literature

Zusatztext an important contribution to the flourishing field of the history of emotions Informationen zum Autor Lesel Dawson is a Senior Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Bristol. Klappentext 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 wider issues of gender and identity, making an important contribution to the to the fields of literature, gender, and medical history. Zusammenfassung 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 wider issues of gender and identity, making an important contribution to the to the fields of literature, gender, and medical history. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Sweet Poison 1: 'My Love is as a Fever': Medical Constructions of Desire in Early Modern England 2: 'A Thirsty Womb': Lovesickness, Green Sickness, Hysteria, and Uterine Fury 3: Beyond Ophelia: The Anatomy of Female Melancholy 4: Lovesickness and Neoplatonism 5: 'Griefs Will Have their Vent': Physical and Psychological Remedies for Lovesickness 6: Menstruation, Misogyny, and the Cure for Love Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Lesel Dawson, Dawson Lesel
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.11.2008
• EAN: 9780199266128
• ISBN: 978-0-19-926612-8
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; LITERARY CRITICISM / General, MEDICAL / History, History of Medicine, Literary studies: general, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800