Approximate bodies
Subtitle: gender and power in early modern drama and anatomy
By: Maurizio Calbi.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire : New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 168
Subjects: English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 -- History and criticism; Body, Human, in literature; English drama -- 17th century -- History and criticism; Power (Social sciences) in literature; Sex role in literature
Description: The early modern period was an age of anatomical exploration and revelation, with new discoveries capturing the imagination not only of scientists but also of playwrights and poets. This text examines the changing representation of the body in early modern drama and in the period's anatomical and gynaecological treatises.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.