Description
Summary:Lesel Dawson examines figures afflicted with erotic melancholy in early modern literature and provides a historical context for their malady. She discusses how the literary representation of lovesickness relates to issues of gender and identity, making a contribution to the fields of literature, gender, and medical history.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 244 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-236) and index.
ISBN:9780199266128
0199266123
0191556092
9780191556098
9780191708688
0191708682
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.