Soul-Health - Therapeutic Reading in Later Medieval England

Résumé

This is a book about reading and healing. It shows how literature that makes us feel sad, horrified, or fearful was understood to bring about health of the soul in the Middle Ages. Over five chapters, it considers a specific set of negative emotions and demosntrates precisely how words can evoke strong feelings.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Daniel McCann
• Edition: University of Wales Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 30.11.2018
• EAN: 9781786833310
• ISBN: 978-1-78683-331-0
• Pages: 272
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 240 mm x 25 mm
• Thème: Religion and Culture in the Middle Ages
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Littérature générale et comparée; Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Médecine; England, Soul, History, HISTORY / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory, Reading, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Health, medieval, CE period up to c 1500, Archaeology, Literary theory, History and Archaeology, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE, therapeutic, Later