{"product_id":"the-pain-of-reformation-9780823239108","title":"The Pain of Reformation","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Pain of Reformation\u003c\/i\u003e argues that Edmund Spenser’s 1590 \u003ci\u003eFaerie Queene\u003c\/i\u003e examines emerging notions of vulnerability in Renaissance England. This book approaches sensation through the aesthetics of the vulnerable body, explores the emergence of notions of shared vulnerability, and illuminates a constellation of masculinity, sexuality, and ethics in post-Reformation England.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A brilliant, bold, generous, and moving book. Campana makes powerful  contributions in ethics, gender and sexuality, and the narrative imagination in Spenser’s Reformation culture.”\u003cb\u003e---—Theresa Krier, \u003ci\u003eMacalester College\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCampana makes a highly compelling case for his claims, and this accomplished and ambitious book will undoubtedly provoke a great deal of lively discussion for years to come. * —Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900 *\u003cbr\u003e. . . This book will hearten anyone seeking an alternative to overly pious or hegemonic readings of 'The Faerie Queene'. * —Renaissance Quarterly *\u003cbr\u003e“This splendid book makes a fresh and original entry into the burgeoning criticism on Renaissance selfhood.  Campana brilliantly links the motif of vulnerability to the social and physiological  precariousness of early modern masculinity.”\u003cb\u003e---—Michael Schoenfeldt, \u003ci\u003eThe University of Michigan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Fordham University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406129865047,"sku":"9780823239108","price":42.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-pain-of-reformation-9780823239108","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}