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The Politics of Melancholy from Spenser to Milton - Literary Criticism and Cultural Theory Adam Kitzes 1st edition
The Politics of Melancholy from Spenser to Milton - Literary Criticism and Cultural Theory
Adam Kitzes
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.
280 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | January 13, 2006 |
| ISBN13 | 9780415976282 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Pages | 280 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 20 mm · 680 g |
| Language | English |
| Series Editor | Cain, William E. |