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Fictions of Disease in Early Modern England: Bodies, Plagues and Politics
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Fictions of Disease in Early Modern England: Bodies, Plagues and Politics Hardcover - 2001

by M. Healy


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How did early modern people imagine their bodies? What impact did the new disease syphilis and recurrent outbreaks of plague have on these mental landscapes? Why was the glutted belly such a potent symbol of pathology? Ranging from the Reformation through the English Civil War, Fictions of Disease in Early Modern England is a unique study of a fascinating cultural imaginary of 'disease' and its political consequences. Healy's original approach illuminates the period's disease-impregnated literature, including works by Shakespeare, Milton, Dekker, Heywood and others.

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A recurring motif from medieval and early modern writings is the human body as a fortified (materially and/or spiritually) yet vulnerable enclosure - castle, ship, city or temple - threatened constantly by 'enimie' incursions which can only be averted through sound and vigilant regimen.

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  • Title Fictions of Disease in Early Modern England: Bodies, Plagues and Politics
  • Author M. Healy
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition Fi
  • Pages 277
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Palgrave MacMillan, Np
  • Date 2001-11-07
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index
  • ISBN 9780333963999 / 0333963997
  • Weight 1.53 lbs (0.69 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.54 x 6.36 x 0.93 in (24.23 x 16.15 x 2.36 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 16th Century
    • Chronological Period: 17th Century
    • Chronological Period: Modern
    • Cultural Region: British
  • Library of Congress subjects Body, Human, in literature, English literature - Early modern, 1500-1700
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001034499
  • Dewey Decimal Code 820.935

About the author

MARGARET HEALY is a Lecturer in English at the University of Sussex. She has published a study of Shakespeare's Richard II, and many articles on early modern literature, medicine and art.
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