The bond of empathy in medieval and early modern literature / David Strong.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Strong, David (Professor of English), author.

Series:

Research in Medieval and Early Modern Culture

Research in Medieval and Early Modern Culture ; v.35

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English literature--Middle English, 1100-1500--History and criticism.

English literature.

English literature--Early modern, 1500-1700--History and criticism.

Empathy in literature.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (180 pages)

Place of Publication:

Berlin, Germany ; Boston, Massachusetts : De Gruyter, [2022]

Summary:

This study examines the various means of becoming empathetic and using this knowledge to explain the epistemic import of the characters' interaction in the works written by Chaucer, Shakespeare, and their contemporaries. By attuning oneself to another's expressive phenomena, the empathizer acquires an inter- and intrapersonal knowledge that exposes the limitations of hyperbole, custom, or unbridled passion to explain the profundity of their bond. Understanding the substantive meaning of the characters' discourse and narrative context discloses their motivations and how they view themselves. The aim is to explore the place of empathy in select late medieval and early modern portrayals of the body and mind and explicate the role they play in forging an intimate rapport.

Contents:

The Philosophical Underpinnings of Empathy

Empathy's Volition in Preserving a Medieval Fraternal Bond

Empathy for an Aged Patriarch and a Young Lover: A Phenomenological Inquiry into Shakespeare's Supporting Cast

Projecting an Empathy that Transgresses This World's Bounds in Seventeenth-Century Metaphysical Poetry

Epilogue

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-5015-1546-2

OCLC:

1344540584