Description
Book SynopsisAs histories of corporeal experience in the period become at one more specific and more focused, this signal collection will stand as a tribute to the general power of such a particular focus.-Studies in English Literature
Trade Review"Once explored, the importance of touch seems too obvious to have been neglected for as long as it has." * Leah Marcus, Vanderbilt University *
"This fascinating collection of essays on the subject of touch in early modern culture makes a timely contribution to our understanding of the body in the early modern period." *
Sexualities *
"Elizabeth Harvey has developed a brilliant idea for a collection into a successful multidisciplinary exploration of the complex individual and cultural phenomena known as touch. . . . As histories of corporeal experience in the period become at one more specific and more focused, this signal collection will stand as a tribute to the general power of such a particular focus." *
Studies in English Literature *
"A probing exploration of the construction of touch in early modern Western culture, which both historicizes tactility and sensualizes history. . . . Critical reading for anyone interested in pursing a full-bodied 'archaeology of perception.'" *
Senses and Society *
