{"product_id":"immateriality-and-early-modern-english-james-a-knapp-9781474457101","title":"Immateriality and Early Modern English Literature: Shakespeare, Donne, Herbert","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James A. Knapp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 147445710X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474457101\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/21\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 440\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.10d","brand":"James A. Knapp","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43983155527935,"sku":"9781474457101","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_14d26a1c-38a1-44d9-8328-28440486c11b.jpg?v=1683264988","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/immateriality-and-early-modern-english-james-a-knapp-9781474457101","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}