Mortal thoughts
Subtitle: religion, secularity & identity in Shakespeare and early modern culture
By: Brian Cummings
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 367
ISBN-13: 9780191665394; 9780191778605; 9780199677719
Subjects: Literary; History; Identity (Psychology); BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY; Christianity; Criticism and interpretation; Identity (Psychology) in literature
Description: 'Mortal Thoughts' is a study of the question of human identity in the early modern period. It examines literature alongside emerging forms of life writing and life drawing and self-portraits and considers portrayals of mortality and the moment of death.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Introduction: Secularization & Identity; 1 The Mortal Self; 2 The Reformed Conscience; 3 The Writer as Martyr; 4 Public Oaths & Private Selves; 5 Soliloquy & Secularization; 6 Hamlet's Luck; 7 Freedom, Suicide, & Selfhood; 8 Soft Selves: Adam, Eve, & the Art of Embodiment; Bibliography; Primary Sources; Secondary Sources; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z