Constructions of Cancer in Early Modern England : Ravenous Natures.
Material type: TextSeries: Palgrave Studies in Literature, Science and Medicine SeriesPublisher: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2015Copyright date: �2015Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (228 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781137487537Genre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Constructions of Cancer in Early Modern EnglandDDC classification: 362.19699/40094 LOC classification: PN715-749Online resources: Click to ViewIntro -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Referencing Conventions -- Introduction -- 1 What Was Cancer? Definition,Diagnosis and Cause -- 2 Cancer and the Gendered Body -- 3 'It Is, Say Some, of a Ravenous Nature':Zoomorphic Images of Cancer -- 4 Cancerous Growth andMalignancy -- 5 Wolves' Tongues and Mercury: Pharmaceutical Cures for Cancer -- 6 'Cannot You Use a Loving Violence?': Cancer Surgery -- Conclusion: 'Death Is Only Their Desire' -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2023. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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