| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 367 pages) : black and white illustrations |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
'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. |
| Contents |
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 |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. |
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Criticism and interpretation. |
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Identity (Psychology) in literature.
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Identity (Psychology) in literature. |
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Identity (Psychology) -- England -- History -- 16th century.
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Identity (Psychology) |
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England. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
16th century |
| Subject |
Identity (Psychology) -- England -- History -- 17th century.
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| Chronological Term |
17th century |
| Subject |
Identity (Psychology) -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Identity (Psychology) -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. |
| Chronological Term |
1500-1699 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Cummings, Brian. Mortal thoughts. First edition. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013 0199677719 (OCoLC)852806164 |
| ISBN |
0191665398 (electronic book) |
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9780191665394 (electronic book) |
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9780191778605 |
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0191778605 |
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9780199677719 (hardback) |
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0199677719 (hardback) |
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