Masculinity, corporality and the english stage 1580–1635
Auteur :
Billing, Christian M.
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780754656517
Date de publication :
28 nov. 2008
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
453 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The significance of human anatomy to the most physical of art forms, the theatre, has hitherto been an under-explored topic. Filling this gap, this work questions conventional wisdom regarding the one-sex anatomical model and uses a range of medical treatises to delineate an emergent two-sex paradigm of human biology.