The Renaissance of Feeling Erasmus and Emotion

Offering a re-reading of Erasmus's works, this book shows that emotion and affectivity were central to his writings. It argues that Erasmus's conception of emotion was highly complex and richly diverse by tracing how the Dutch humanist writes about emotion not only from different perspecti...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Essary, Kirk, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Bloomsbury Academic 2024.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:History of emotions
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  • Introduction: Erasmus and the Intellectual History of Emotion 1. Comic and Tragic Feeling: The Emotions of Classical Literature 2. Bind this Proteus: Transforming the Ancient Philosophy of Feeling 3. Biblical Emotions I: Affective Theology and the New Testament 4. Biblical Emotions II: Stomachs, Strings, and Synecdoche in the Psalms 5. Passionate Preaching: Affective Rhetoric in the Pulpit 6. Epistolary Emotions: Authenticity, Exile, and Consolation 7. 'Always Breathing Tragedy': Luther and the Violent Emotions Epilogue: 'Philistines Foaming at the Mouth' Bibliography Index