Excess and the mean in early modern English literature [electronic resource] /
Joshua Scodel.
- Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2002.
- viii, 367 p. ; 25 cm.
- Literature in history .
- Literature in history (Princeton, N.J.) .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-352) and index.
pt. 1. Two early modern revisions of the mean -- pt. 2. means and extremes in early modern Georgic -- pt. 3. Erotic excess and early modern social conflicts -- pt. 4. Moderation and excess in the seventeenth-century symposiastic lyric -- pt. 5. Reimagining moderation: the Miltonic example.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
English literature--History and criticism.--Early modern, 1500-1700 Moderation in literature. Literature and society--History--England--16th century. Literature and society--History--England--17th century. Didactic literature, English--History and criticism. English literature--Classical influences. Temperance in literature. Polarity in literature. Ethics in literature.