The Politics of Melancholy from Spenser to Milton

Adam Kitzes

Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2006

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During the so-called "Age of Melancholy," many writers invoked both traditional and new conceptualizations of the disease in order to account for various types of social turbulence, ranging from discontent and factionalism to civil war. Writing about melancholy became a way to explore both the causes and preventions of political disorder.

ISBN-13
9780415976282
ISBN-10
0415976286
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year
2006
Publication date
2006-01-13
Pages
280
Dimensions
229x152x
Weight
680