{"product_id":"9783319849874","title":"Sinister Aesthetics: The Appeal of Evil in Early Modern English Literature","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSinister Aesthetics: The Appeal of Evil in Early Modern English Literature\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eSlotkin, Joel Elliot\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis  engrossing volume studies the poetics of evil in early modern English culture,  reconciling the Renaissance belief that literature should uphold morality with  the compelling and attractive representations of evil throughout the period’s  literature. The chapters explore a variety of texts, including Spenser’s \u003ci\u003eFaerie Queene\u003c\/i\u003e, Shakespeare’s \u003ci\u003eRichard III\u003c\/i\u003e, broadside ballads, and  sermons, culminating in a new reading of \u003ci\u003eParadise  Lost\u003c\/i\u003e and a novel understanding of the dynamic interaction between  aesthetics and theology in shaping seventeenth century Protestant piety.  Through these discussions, the book introduces the concept of “sinister  aesthetics”: artistic conventions that can make representations of the  villainous, monstrous, or hellish pleasurable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2018-08-01\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783319849874\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-319-52797-0\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 289\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47696998891660,"sku":"9783319849874","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783319849874_bb8ca921-bdc5-418d-a6c3-61491a3abe95.jpg?v=1776778124","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783319849874","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}