An examination of the themes of pain and compassion in key Renaissance writers, at a time when religious attitudes to suffering were changing.
The early modern period is a particularly fascinating chapter in the history of pain. This volume investigates early modern constructions of physical pain from
The so-called "Devil Theatre" is here set against its context of non-dramatic texts on possession and exorcism, providing many new insights. Representations of
From William Shakespeare to Marilynne Robinson, this book examines representations of interpersonal reconciliation in works of literature, focusing on how these
Living in Posterity, presented to Bart Westerweel on his retirement as Professor of Early Modern English literature at the University of Leiden, brings together
