Words, Stones, and Herbs - The Healing Word in Medieval and Early Modern England

Informationen zum Autor Louise M. Bishop is associate professor of literature at the Robert D. Clark Honors College, University of Oregon. An award-winning teacher, she publishes on Middle English and early modern literature and teaches a broad range of classes and topics, ancient through postmodern, for both the Clark Honors College and the Department of English at the university. Klappentext Inspired by the literary history of healing, this book explores the cognitive and physical effects of words in relation to the healing process. It presents an original and theoretically challenging examination of the intersection between medical manuscript and literary texts, such as the ""Canterbury Tales"" and ""Piers Plowman"". Zusammenfassung Inspired by the literary history of healing! this book explores the cognitive and physical effects of words in relation to the healing process. It presents an original and theoretically challenging examination of the intersection between medical manuscript and literary texts! such as the ""Canterbury Tales"" and ""Piers Plowman"".

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Louise Bishop, Louise M Bishop, Louise M. Bishop
• Edition: Syracuse University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 30.11.2007
• EAN: 9780815631248
• ISBN: 978-0-8156-3124-8
• Pages: 292
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 235 mm x 19 mm
• Thème: Medieval Studies
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Linguistique et littérature anglaises; Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Médecine > Médecine globale