Male Body in Medicine and Literature

With the dawn of modern medicine there emerged a complex range of languages and methodologies for portraying the male body as prone to illness, injury and dysfunction. Using a variety of historical and literary approaches, this collection explores how medicine has interacted with key moments in literature and culture.

Summary

With the dawn of modern medicine there emerged a complex range of languages and methodologies for portraying the male body as prone to illness, injury and dysfunction. Using a variety of historical and literary approaches, this collection explores how medicine has interacted with key moments in literature and culture.

Product details

• Authors: Andrew (Department of English Literature Mangham
• Assisted by: Daniel Lea (Editor), Daniel (Department of English and Modern Languages Lea (Editor), Andrew Mangham (Editor), Andrew (Department of English Literature Mangham (Editor)
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2021
• EAN: 9781800856684
• ISBN: 978-1-80085-668-4
• No. of pages: 264
• Series: Liverpool English Texts and Studies; Liverpool English Texts and St
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies