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The virtue of sympathy : magic, philosophy, and literature in seventeenth-century England

Title
The virtue of sympathy : magic, philosophy, and literature in seventeenth-century England / Seth Lobis.
Author
Lobis, Seth
Publication
New Haven : Yale University Press, 2015

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Series Statement
Yale studies in English
Uniform Title
Yale studies in English.
Subject
  • English literature > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism
  • Literature and society > England > History > 17th century
  • Sympathy > England > History > 17th century
  • Sympathy in literature
  • Social ethics > England > History > 17th century
  • England > Social life and customs > 17th century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-406) and index.
Call Number
JFE 15-302
ISBN
  • 9780300192032
  • 0300192037
LCCN
2014031335
OCLC
875644413
Author
Lobis, Seth.
Title
The virtue of sympathy : magic, philosophy, and literature in seventeenth-century England / Seth Lobis.
Publisher
New Haven : Yale University Press, 2015
Description
x, 418 pages ; 25 cm.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Yale studies in English
Yale studies in English.
Summary
"Beginning with an analysis of Shakespeare's The Tempest and building to a new reading of Milton's Paradise Lost, author Seth Lobis charts a profound change in the cultural meaning of sympathy during the seventeenth century. Having long referred to magical affinities in the universe, sympathy was increasingly understood to be a force of connection between people. By examining sympathy in literary and philosophical writing of the period, Lobis illuminates an extraordinary shift in human understanding"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-406) and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 15-302
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