Thicker than water: blood, affinity, and hegemony in early modern drama
Auteur :
Weindling, Lauren
Éditeur :
The University of Alabama Press
ISBN :
9780817361013
Date de publication :
17 avr. 2023
Dimensions :
22,6 x 14,9 x 2,2 cm
Poids :
272 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
‘Blood is thicker than water’, goes the old proverb. But do common bloodlines in fact demand special duties or prescribe affections? Thicker than Water examines the roots of this belief by studying the omnipresent discourse of bloodlines and kindred relations in the literature of early modern Europe.