Compassion in Early Modern Literature and Culture

Compassion in Early Modern Literature and Culture
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 319
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ISBN-10 : 9781108495394
ISBN-13 : 1108495397
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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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