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Emotions and War: Medieval to Romantic Literature (Palgrave Studies in the History of Emotions)
Andrew Lynch
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Description for Emotions and War: Medieval to Romantic Literature (Palgrave Studies in the History of Emotions)
Hardcover. This volume addresses the place of the emotions in literary representations of war across six centuries of European history. It challenges modern assumptions about the passions and feelings attending violent conflict in order to reveal the multifarious historical emotions and emotional histories of war. Editor(s): Lynch, Andrew; Downes, Stephanie; O'Loughlin, Katrina. Series: Challenges to Democracy in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 488 x 22. Weight in Grams: 466.
This volume addresses the place of the emotions in literary representations of war across six centuries of European history. It challenges modern assumptions about the passions and feelings attending violent conflict in order to reveal the multifarious historical emotions and emotional histories of war.
This volume addresses the place of the emotions in literary representations of war across six centuries of European history. It challenges modern assumptions about the passions and feelings attending violent conflict in order to reveal the multifarious historical emotions and emotional histories of war.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
Challenges to Democracy in the 21st Century
Number of Pages
274
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137374066
SKU
V9781137374066
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Ref
99-15
About Andrew Lynch
Prof. Andrew Lynch is the Director of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions, specializing in medieval and early modern literatures of war and peace. Drs Stephanie Downes and Katrina O'Loughlin are Research Associates in the history of emotions, specializing in literary texts written during the conflict of the Hundred Years War, and in eighteenth-century ... Read more
Reviews for Emotions and War: Medieval to Romantic Literature (Palgrave Studies in the History of Emotions)
“Each chapter usually focuses on a select work, generally poetry, letters, or specific authors. Impressive use has been made of this source material throughout, so that collectively the essays have drawn out a wide range of nuances, tropes, and emotional inflections … Ultimately, this collection explores emotions and war, regardless of what emotions may be evoked or wars fought or ... Read more