In discussions of the works of Donne, Milton, Marvell, and Bunyan, Early Modern Asceticism shows how conflicting approaches to asceticism animate depictions of sexuality, subjectivity, and embodiment in Early Modern Literature and religion.
In Early modernity, self-respect was a Satanic impulse that had to be annihilated - the body was not celebrated, but.
The book challenges the perception that the Renaissance marks a decisive shift in attitudes towards the body, sex, and the self.
In discussions of the works of Donne, Milton, Marvell, and Bunyan, Early Modern Asceticism shows how conflicting approaches to asceticism animate depictions of sexuality, subjectivity, and embodiment in Early Modern Literature and religion