Based on a reconstruction of the medical notion of love-as-sickness ("amor heroes"), premodern reading habits, and interpretive strategies, this book approaches canonical works of sentimental romance from the perspective of a medical-sensitive reader. An analysis of "Don Quijote" silhouetted against the subtext of sentimental romance reveals how faculty psychology and lovesickness resonate in Golden Age literature.
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Based on a reconstruction of the medical notion of love-as-sickness ("amor heroes"), premodern reading habits, and interpretive strategies, this book approaches canonical works of sentimental romance from the perspective of a medical-sensitive reader. An analysis of "Don Quijote" silhouetted against the subtext of sentimental romance reveals how faculty psychology and lovesickness resonate in Golden Age literature.
Imprint | The University of North Carolina Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Series | North Carolina Studies in Romance Languages and Literature, No. 274 |
Release date | 2003 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | February 2003 |
Authors | Robert Folger |
Dimensions | 229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 270 |
Edition | New |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8078-9278-7 |
Barcode | 9780807892787 |
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LSN | 0-8078-9278-5 |