The heart in the age of Shakespeare
By: William W. E. Slights.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 205
ISBN-13: 9780521889438
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Symbolism; English literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism; Heart in literature; Literature and science -- England -- History -- 16th century; Literature and science -- England -- History -- 17th century; Heart -- Symbolic aspects
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A window on the heart; title: Reading the graphic heart; title: The organ of affection and motion, truth and conflict; title: The narrative heart of the Renaissance; title: 'My heart upon my sleeve': early modern interiority, anatomy, and villainy; title: Shakespeare and the cardiocentric self; title: Conclusion: the heart of hearts.