The heart in the age of Shakespeare / William W.E. Slights.

  • Slights, William W. E.
Date:
2008
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Description

This work presents the case that by studying the interlocking anatomical, religious, and literary discourses of the heart between 1550 and 1650 we can open a new window on the culture that produced such works as 'The Faerie Queene', George Herbert's lyrics, and William Harvey's treatise on the circulation of the blood.

Publication/Creation

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008.

Physical description

xii, 205 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-195) and index.

Contents

A window on the heart -- Reading the graphic heart -- The organ of affection and motion, truth and conflict -- The narrative heart of the Renaissance -- 'My heart upon my sleeve': early modern interiority, anatomy, and villainy -- Shakespeare and the cardiocentric self -- Conclusion : the heart of hearts.

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    OO.AI.AA5-6
    		Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 9780521889438
  • 052188943X