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The Story of Joy - From the Bible to Late Romanticism (Hardcover)
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The Story of Joy - From the Bible to Late Romanticism (Hardcover)
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Joy is an experience of reunion or fulfilment, of desire at least
temporarily laid to rest, of a good thing that comes to pass or
seems sure to happen soon. In this wide-ranging and highly original
book Adam Potkay explores the concept of joy, distinguishing it
from related concepts such as happiness and ecstasy. He goes on to
trace the literary and intellectual history of joy in the Western
tradition, from Aristotle, the Bible and Provencal troubadours
through contemporary culture, centring on British and German works
from the Reformation through Romanticism. Describing the complex
interconnections between literary art, ethics, and religion, Potkay
offers fresh readings of Spenser, Shakespeare, Fielding, Schiller,
English Romantic poets, Wilde and Yeats. Winner of the 2009 Harry
Levin prize, The Story of Joy will be of special interest to
scholars of the Renaissance to the late Romantic period, but will
also appeal to readers interested in the changing perceptions of
joy over time.
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