Swoon is the first extensive study of literary swooning, homing in on swooning’s rich history as well as its potential to provide new insights into the contemporary. This study demonstrates that passing-out has had a pivotal place in English literature. Beginning with an introduction to the swoon as a marker of aesthetic sensitivity, it includes chapters on swooning and generic transformation in Chaucer and Shakespeare; morbid, femininised swoons and excessive affect in romantic, ...
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Langue Anglais ● Format PDF ● Pages 248 ● ISBN 9781526101259 ● Maison d’édition Manchester University Press ● Publié 2021 ● Téléchargeable 3 fois ● Devise EUR ● ID 10026492 ● Protection contre la copie Adobe DRM
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