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Futile pleasures early modern literature and the limits of utility

Title
Futile pleasures [electronic resource] : early modern literature and the limits of utility / Corey McEleney.
Author
McEleney, Corey.
Publication
New York : Fordham University Press, 2017.

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Description
1 online resource (vii, 243 pages)
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"--
Uniform Title
Futile pleasures (Online)
Alternative Title
Futile pleasures (Online)
Subject
  • 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
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
LCCN
2016013983
OCLC
ssj0001732122
Author
McEleney, Corey.
Title
Futile pleasures [electronic resource] : early modern literature and the limits of utility / Corey McEleney.
Imprint
New York : Fordham University Press, 2017.
Edition
First edition.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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