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Addiction and Devotion in Early Modern England (Haney Foundation Series)

Full title: Addiction and Devotion in Early Modern England (Haney Foundation Series)
ISBN: 9780812249965
ISBN 10: 0812249968
Authors: Lemon, Rebecca
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Num. pages: 280
Binding: Hardcover
Language: en
Published on: 2018

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Synopsis

Rebecca Lemon Shows How Sixteenth-century Writers, Such As Marlowe And Shakespeare, Depict Addiction In Many Forms, Including To God, Study, Love, Friendship, And Drinking. Addiction And Devotion In Early Modern England Explores The Fine Line Between Devotion And Pathology, Revealing Addiction's Laudable As Well As Pejorative Meanings.