{"product_id":"immateriality-and-early-modern-english-literature-shakespeare-donne-herbert-paperback","title":"Immateriality and Early Modern English Literature: Shakespeare, Donne, Herbert - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames A. Knapp\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExamines literary engagement with immateriality since the 'material turn' in early modern studies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides six case studies of works by Shakespeare, Donne, and Herbert, offering new readings of important literary texts of the English Renaissance alongside detailed chapters outlining attitudes towards immateriality in works of natural philosophy, medicine, and theology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEmploys an innovative organization around three major areas in which problem of immaterial was particularly pitched: Ontology, Theology, and Psychology (or Being, Believing, and Thinking)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes wide-ranging references to early modern literary, philosophical, and theological texts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDemonstrates how innovations in natural philosophy influenced thought about the natural world and how it was portrayed in literature\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEngages with current early modern scholarship in the areas of material culture, cognitive literary studies, and phenomenology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eImmateriality and Early Modern English Literature\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eexplores how early modern writers responded to rapidly shifting ideas about the interrelation of their natural and spiritual worlds. It provides six case studies of works by Shakespeare, Donne and Herbert, offering new readings of important literary texts of the English Renaissance alongside detailed chapters outlining attitudes towards immateriality in works of natural philosophy, medicine and theology. Building on the importance of addressing material culture in order to understand early modern literature, Knapp demonstrates how the literary imagination was shaped by changing attitudes toward the immaterial realm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eExamines literary engagement with immateriality since the 'material turn' in early modern studies Immateriality and Early Modern English Literature explores how early modern writers responded to rapidly shifting ideas about the interrelation of their natural and spiritual worlds. It provides six case studies of works by Shakespeare, Donne and Herbert, offering new readings of important literary texts of the English Renaissance alongside detailed chapters outlining attitudes towards immateriality in works of natural philosophy, medicine and theology. Building on the importance of addressing material culture in order to understand early modern literature, Knapp demonstrates how the literary imagination was shaped by changing attitudes toward the immaterial realm. James A. Knapp is Professor and Director of Graduate Programs in the English Department at Loyola University Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames A. Knapp is Professor and Director of Graduate Programs in the English Department at Loyola University Chicago. His work focuses on the intersections of philosophy, literature, and visual culture in early modern Britain. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eIllustrating the Past in Early Modern England\u003c\/i\u003e (2003) and \u003ci\u003eImage Ethics in Shakespeare and Spenser\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), and his essays on early modern literature and culture have appeared in \u003ci\u003eShakespeare Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eELH\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCriticism\u003c\/i\u003e, and numerous essay collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 440\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.91 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 03, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51785068773664,"sku":"9781474457118","price":76.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/437f3e020d38b852c76c991088653c0d.webp?v=1780611619","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/immateriality-and-early-modern-english-literature-shakespeare-donne-herbert-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}