Futile pleasures [electronic resource] : early modern literature and the limits of utility / Corey McEleney.

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"Examines the ambivalent role that pleasure plays in early modern English writers' attempts to defend the utility of literature. Traces how that ambivalence gets replayed in modern critical frameworks as well as debates about the value of the humanities and liberal arts"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McEleney, Corey (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : Fordham University Press, 2017.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
English literature > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism.
Pleasure in literature.
Senses and sensation in literature.
Literature and society > England > History > 16th century.
Literature and society > England > History > 17th century.
Online Access:
EBSCO eBooks: 2017 (EBSCO)
eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2017 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:
Futile Pleasures: Early Modern Literature and the Limits of Utility
Format: Electronic eBook
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Summary:
"Examines the ambivalent role that pleasure plays in early modern English writers' attempts to defend the utility of literature. Traces how that ambivalence gets replayed in modern critical frameworks as well as debates about the value of the humanities and liberal arts"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780823272679 (online)
9780823272686 (online)
9780823272693 (online)
9780823272709 (online)