Futile pleasures early modern literature and the limits of utility

Futile pleasures : early modern literature and the limits of utility / Corey McEleney.

Author/creator	McEleney, Corey
Format	Electronic and Book
Edition	First edition.
Publication Info	New York : Fordham University Press, 2017.
Description	vii, 243 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from JSTOR eBooks
Subject(s)	English literature--Early modern, 1500-1700 --History and criticism. Pleasure in literature. Senses and sensation in literature. Literature and society--England --History --16th century. Literature and society--England --History --17th century.

Abstract	"Examines the ambivalent role that pleasure plays in early modern English writers' attempts to defend the utility of literature. Traces how that ambivalence gets replayed in modern critical frameworks as well as debates about the value of the humanities and liberal arts"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2016013983
ISBN	9780823272655 (hardback)
ISBN	9780823272662 (paper)

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