Medicine Matters in Five Comedies of Shakespeare: From the Renaissance Context to a Reading of the Plays

Contributor(s): Burbulla, Julia (Editor), Nicolai, Bernd (Editor), Tabarasi-Hoffmann, Ana-Stanca (Editor), Ursprung, Philip (Editor), Wucherpfennig, Wolf (Editor), Camaiora, Luisa (Author), Conti, Andrea A (Author)

ISBN: 9783034321921

Publisher: Peter Lang Group Ag, International Academic Publishers

Binding Types:

Paperback

$104.70

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Pub Date: July 6, 2016

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Index

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.00" H x 0.00" L x 0.00" W ( 0.92 lbs) 248 pages

BISAC Categories:

Literary Criticism | European | French | German

Series: Natur, Wissenschaft Und die Kuenste / Nature, Science And Th

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description:

The first part of the book presents a general overview of some aspects of medicine and medical matters in the Renaissance. The second part proposes a close reading of five Shakespearean comedies, identifying for each one a specific medical theme and perspective that acts as unifying motif for the interpretation of the play.

Review Quotes: «The book as a whole adds meaningful and original insights into Shakespeare's study.»
(Elisa Fortunato, Le Simplegadi Vol. XV-No. 17 November 2017)

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