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Addiction and Devotion in Early Modern England

By Rebecca Lemon

Book information

Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Year
2018
ISBN
9780812294811
DOI
10.9783/9780812294811
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2014527 bytes)
Pages
280\276
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-26 18:52:46

Description

Rebecca Lemon shows how sixteenth-century writers, such as Marlowe and Shakespeare, depict addiction to many things, including to God, study, love, friendship, and drinking. Addiction and Devotion in Early Modern England explores the fine line between devotion and pathology, revealing addiction's laudable as well as pejorative meanings. Rebecca Lemon shows how sixteenth-century writers, such as Marlowe and Shakespeare, depict addiction in many forms, including to God, study, love, friendship, and drinking. Addiction and Devotion in Early Modern England explores the fine line between devotion and pathology, revealing addiction's laudable as well as pejorative meanings.

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