Fictions of Disease in Early Modern England - Bodies, Plagues and Politics (Hardcover, New)

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 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, Heywood, Milton, Dekker, and others.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2001
First published:	2001
Authors:	M Healy
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	277
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-333-96399-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 16th to 18th centuries
LSN:	0-333-96399-7
Barcode:	9780333963999

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