Pregnant bodies from shakespeare to ford: a phenomenology of pregnancy in english early modern drama
Auteur :
Burzyńska, Katarzyna
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780367756468
Date de publication :
25 sept. 2023
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
360 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book explores how the pregnant body is portrayed, perceived and enacted in Shakespeare’s and his contemporaries’ drama by means of a phenomenological analysis and a recourse to early modern popular medical discourse on reproduction.