| Sinister Aesthetics: The Appeal of Evil in Early Modern English Literature 2017 Edition Contributor(s): Slotkin, Joel Elliot (Author) |
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ISBN: 3319527967 ISBN-13: 9783319527963 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Modern - General - Literary Criticism | Comparative Literature - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 809 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (1.13 lbs) 289 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - Modern |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This engrossing volume studies the poetics of evil in early modern English culture, reconciling the Renaissance belief that literature should uphold morality with the compelling and attractive representations of evil throughout the period's literature. The chapters explore a variety of texts, including Spenser's Faerie Queene, Shakespeare's Richard III, broadside ballads, and sermons, culminating in a new reading of Paradise Lost and a novel understanding of the dynamic interaction between aesthetics and theology in shaping seventeenth century Protestant piety. Through these discussions, the book introduces the concept of "sinister aesthetics" artistic conventions that can make representations of the villainous, monstrous, or hellish pleasurable. |