The envy and jealousy in early modern English literature Irish, Bradley J. creator author. text bibliography enk 2025 monographic eng 1 online resource. "Envy and jealousy are the emotions that fuel interpersonal rivalry, and interpersonal rivalry is a cornerstone of literature. Emerging from growing scholarly interest in the history of emotion, The Rivalrous Renaissance is the first full-length study of envy and jealousy in Renaissance England. The book introduces readers both to the cultural dynamics of affective rivalry in the period, and to how these crucial feelings inspired literary works across a wide range of genres, by luminary authors such Philip Sidney, Edmund Spenser, Mary Wroth, William Shakespeare, and John Milton. Early modern concepts of envy and jealousy were more actively theorized as central components of human experience than is typical today. Irish argues that literature is the key domain where this Renaissance theorization of affective rivalry was brought to life. Poetry, drama, and narrative prose created the conditions for these concepts to become most socially meaningful, simulating the interpersonal experiences in which the emotions practically manifest. This volume will appeal to scholars interested in the history of emotion and affect, as well as more broadly to scholars of the literature and social dynamics of early modern England, and to undergraduate and graduate students in specialized seminars"-- Bradley J. Irish. English literature Early modern, 1500-1700 History and criticism Emotions in literature Envy in literature Jealousy in literature HISTORY / General HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain PR418.E56 9781040269435 1040269435 9781003535294 1003535291 9781040269404 1040269400 https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003535294 http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003535294 http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf OCoLC-P 240826 20251030122259.0 9781003535294 eng