Popular medicine, hysterical disease, and social controversy in shakespeare's england
Auteur :
Peterson, Kaara L.
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780754669937
Date de publication :
14 juil. 2010
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
612 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Explores early modern England's significant and sustained interest in the hysterical diseases of women. This title supports the discussion of contemporary debates about varieties of uterine pathologies and the implications of these debates for our understanding of drama's representation of hysterica passio cases, among other hysterical maladies.