Forming Sleep: Representing Consciousness in the English Renaissance

By Margaret Simon

Book Overview

A collection of essays exploring how biocultural and literary dynamics acted together to shape conceptions of sleep states in the early modern period. Essays envision sleep states as a means of defining the human, both literally and metaphorically.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271086122
• ISBN13: 9780271086125
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"