Grief and Emotional Suffering in the Elegiac Poems by Jeremias de Decker and Michiel de Swaen, c. 1650-1700
Both Protestantism and Catholicism of the seventeenth century experienced the influence of theology that stressed the importance of inner devotion, which went hand in hand with a strong emphasis on the emotional experience of faith. In dealing with death, however, the discourse of comfort was still...
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| Language: | English |
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Open Journals
2021-06-01
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| Series: | Early Modern Low Countries |
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| Online Access: | https://emlc-journal.org/article/view/10010 |