Production of Emotions: Perspectives and Functions (Silesian Studies in Anglophone Cultures and Literatures)

"The essays of this collection are, each in their own way, an attempt to address the centrality of emotions in literary and cultural production in a variety of genres, from medieval moralities to contemporary novels, from English Romanticism to film studies. Emotions are understood as mobile forms or forces, crossing between subjects and locations. The interdisciplinary and diverse nature of this collection reflects the view that emotions are interpersonal and forever slipping beyond our grasp. Yet, in thinking about emotion, we discover unexpected confluences. The contributions in this volume are grouped in five areas which reflect larger categories and provide a valid platform for interpretation of emotions: dynamics of modern culture, history, social sciences, interpersonal contexts, and imagination."-- Provided by publisher This volume presents an interdisciplinary approach to the cultural production of emotions. The 17 articles examine how emotions are represented and produced in a variety of genres, from medieval moralities to contemporary novels, from English Romanticism to film studies.