Fictions of Disease in Early Modern England: Bodies, Plagues and Politics (2001)
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- Synopsis
- How did early modern people imagine their bodies? What impact did the new disease syphilis and recurrent outbreaks of plague have on these mental landscapes? Why was the glutted belly such a potent symbol of pathology? Ranging from the Reformation through the English Civil War, Fictions of Disease in Early Modern England is a unique study of a fascinating cultural imaginary of 'disease' and its political consequences. Healy's original approach illuminates the period's disease-impregnated literature, including works by Shakespeare, Milton, Dekker, Heywood and others.
- Copyright:
- 2001
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- ISBN-13:
- 9780230510647
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780333963999
- Publisher:
- Palgrave Macmillan UK, London
- Date of Addition:
- 12/11/20
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- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
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- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Literature and Fiction, Social Studies, Language Arts, Medicine
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- This is a copyrighted book.
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