Compassion in Early Modern Literature and Culture

Author	: Kristine Steenbergh
Publisher	: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages	: 319
Release	: 2021-04-22
ISBN-13	: 9781108495394
ISBN-10	: 1108495397
Rating	: 4/5 (97 Downloads)

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Download or read book Compassion in Early Modern Literature and Culture written by Kristine Steenbergh and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-04-22 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores how early modern Europeans responded to suffering and asks how they both described and practised compassion.

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