Reading humility in early modern england
Auteur :
Clement, Jennifer
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780367880941
Date de publication :
12 déc. 2019
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
310 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
While humility is not especially valued in modern Western culture, Clement argues, it is central to early modern understandings of Christian faith and behavior, and is vital to contemporary concepts of the self. Early modern literary engagements with humility link it to self-knowledge through the practice of right reading. This study complicates mo