Murder after death: literature and anatomy in early modern England

Cover -- Murder after Death -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Invading Body -- 1. Between the Skin and the Bone: Anatomy, Violence, and Transition -- 2. "I'll eat the rest of th'anatomy": Dissection an...

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Main Author: Sugg, Richard 1969- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Ithaca Cornell University Press 2018
In:Year: 2018
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B English language / Literature / Anatomy / History 1500-1600
B Girard, René 1923-2015
Further subjects:B English literature Early modern, 1500-1700 History and criticism
Online Access: Volltext (Aggregator)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:Cover -- Murder after Death -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Invading Body -- 1. Between the Skin and the Bone: Anatomy, Violence, and Transition -- 2. "I'll eat the rest of th'anatomy": Dissection and Cannibalism -- 3. The Body as Proof -- 4. The Split Body -- 5. Vivisection, Violence, and Identity -- Conclusion: The Anatomy of the Soul -- Appendix 1. English Literary Anatomies to 1650 -- Appendix 2. Anatomy Allusions in Dated London Sermons to 1642 -- List of Abbreviations -- Notes -- Index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (274 pages)
ISBN:978-1-5017-2997-3