Medicine Matters in Five Comedies of Shakespeare From the Renaissance Context to a Reading of the Plays |
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| Author:
| Camaiora, Luisa
Conti, Andrea A. |
| Series title: | Natur, Wissenschaft und Die Kuenste / Nature, Science and the Arts / Nature, Science et les Arts Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-3-0343-2313-0 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2016 |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang AG International Academic Publishers
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
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Book Description:
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The first part of the book presents a general overview of some aspects of medicine and medical matters in the Renaissance. The second part proposes a close reading of five Shakespearean comedies, identifying for each one a specific medical theme and perspective that acts as unifying motif for the interpretation of the play.
The first part of the book presents a general overview of some aspects of medicine and medical matters in the Renaissance. The second part proposes a close reading of five Shakespearean comedies, identifying for each one a specific medical theme and perspective that acts as unifying motif for the interpretation of the play.