Telling Tears in the English Renaissance / / Marjory E. Lange.

This study examines the medical literature, sermons, and lyric poetry of the English Renaissance, exploring the understanding of tears and weeping, most particularly how interpretations of them changed over time, and how those changes affected the 'reading' of tears for those who had to li...

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Superior document:Studies in the History of Christian Traditions Series ; Volume 70
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden, Netherlands : : Brill,, [1996]
©1996
Year of Publication:1996
Edition:First edition.
Language:English
Series:Studies in the history of Christian traditions ; Volume 70.
Physical Description:1 online resource (292 pages)
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Summary:This study examines the medical literature, sermons, and lyric poetry of the English Renaissance, exploring the understanding of tears and weeping, most particularly how interpretations of them changed over time, and how those changes affected the 'reading' of tears for those who had to live them.
ISBN:900447790X
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Marjory E. Lange.