The Body in Parts Fantasies of Corporeality in Early Modern Europe (Paperback)
| Author: Carla (EDT)/ Hillman Mazzio | Editor: Carla Mazzio David Hillman |
Product Details:
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN-10: 0415916941
ISBN-13: 9780415916943
Sku: 30065231
Publish Date: 5/14/2007
Dimensions:
(in Inches) 9.25H x 6.25L x 1T
Pages:
376
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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. |













