The Body in Parts

Taylor & Francis Ltd, 1997

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Examines how the body - its organs, limbs, viscera - was represented in literature and culture of early modern Europe. The text asks why 16th and 17th century medical, religious, and literary texts portray the body part by part, rather than as an entity and what this tells of society at the time.

ISBN-13
9780415916943
ISBN-10
0415916941
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year
1997
Publication date
1997-07-02
Pages
376
Dimensions
230x160x20
Weight
520