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David Hillman & Carla Mazzio
Body in Parts [PDF ebook]
Fantasies of Corporeality in Early Modern Europe

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An examination of how the body–its organs, limbs, and viscera–were represented in the literature and culture of early modern Europe. This provocative volume demonstrates, the symbolism of body parts challenge our assumptions about "the body" as a fundamental Renaissance image of self, society, and nation.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 376 ● ISBN 9781136050220 ● Editor David Hillman & Carla Mazzio ● Publisher Taylor and Francis ● Published 2013 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 4900668 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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