The Body in Parts
Fantasies of Corporeality in Early Modern Europe| By: | David Hillman |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| Print ISBN: | 9780415916936 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781136050305 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Copyright: | 1997 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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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.