The Resource Constructions of Cancer in Early Modern England : Ravenous Natures, by Alanna Skuse, (electronic resource)
Constructions of Cancer in Early Modern England : Ravenous Natures, by Alanna Skuse, (electronic resource)
Resource Information
The item Constructions of Cancer in Early Modern England : Ravenous Natures, by Alanna Skuse, (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in European University Institute Library.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
Resource Information
The item Constructions of Cancer in Early Modern England : Ravenous Natures, by Alanna Skuse, (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in European University Institute Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- This book is open access under a CC-BY licence. Cancer is perhaps the modern world's most feared disease. Yet, we know relatively little about this malady's history before the nineteenth century. This book provides the first in-depth examination of perceptions of cancerous disease in early modern England. Looking to drama, poetry and polemic as well as medical texts and personal accounts, it contends that early modern people possessed an understanding of cancer which remains recognizable to us today. Many of the ways in which medical practitioners and lay people imagined cancer - as a 'woman's disease' or a 'beast' inside the body - remain strikingly familiar, and they helped to make this disease a byword for treachery and cruelty in discussions of religion, culture and politics. Equally, cancer treatments were among the era's most radical medical and surgical procedures. From buttered frog ointments to agonizing and dangerous surgeries, they raised abiding questions about the nature of disease and the proper role of the medical practitioner.--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (VIII, 219 pages)
- Isbn
- 9781137487537
- Label
- Constructions of Cancer in Early Modern England : Ravenous Natures
- Title
- Constructions of Cancer in Early Modern England
- Title remainder
- Ravenous Natures
- Statement of responsibility
- by Alanna Skuse
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- This book is open access under a CC-BY licence. Cancer is perhaps the modern world's most feared disease. Yet, we know relatively little about this malady's history before the nineteenth century. This book provides the first in-depth examination of perceptions of cancerous disease in early modern England. Looking to drama, poetry and polemic as well as medical texts and personal accounts, it contends that early modern people possessed an understanding of cancer which remains recognizable to us today. Many of the ways in which medical practitioners and lay people imagined cancer - as a 'woman's disease' or a 'beast' inside the body - remain strikingly familiar, and they helped to make this disease a byword for treachery and cruelty in discussions of religion, culture and politics. Equally, cancer treatments were among the era's most radical medical and surgical procedures. From buttered frog ointments to agonizing and dangerous surgeries, they raised abiding questions about the nature of disease and the proper role of the medical practitioner.--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Skuse, Alanna
- Image bit depth
- 0
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- Series statement
- Open Access e-Books
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Literature, Modern
- British literature
- History
- History, Modern
- European literature
- Europe-History
- Label
- Constructions of Cancer in Early Modern England : Ravenous Natures, by Alanna Skuse, (electronic resource)
- Antecedent source
- mixed
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- not applicable
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 978-1-137-48753-7
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (VIII, 219 pages)
- File format
- multiple file formats
- Form of item
-
- online
- electronic
- Governing access note
- Open Access
- Isbn
- 9781137487537
- Level of compression
- uncompressed
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- 15 illustrations
- Quality assurance targets
- absent
- Reformatting quality
- access
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)936036151
- Label
- Constructions of Cancer in Early Modern England : Ravenous Natures, by Alanna Skuse, (electronic resource)
- Antecedent source
- mixed
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- not applicable
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 978-1-137-48753-7
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (VIII, 219 pages)
- File format
- multiple file formats
- Form of item
-
- online
- electronic
- Governing access note
- Open Access
- Isbn
- 9781137487537
- Level of compression
- uncompressed
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- 15 illustrations
- Quality assurance targets
- absent
- Reformatting quality
- access
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)936036151
Library Links
Embed
Settings
Select options that apply then copy and paste the RDF/HTML data fragment to include in your application
Embed this data in a secure (HTTPS) page:
Layout options:
Include data citation:
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.library.eui.eu/portal/Constructions-of-Cancer-in-Early-Modern-England-/tWKQArOiAMw/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.library.eui.eu/portal/Constructions-of-Cancer-in-Early-Modern-England-/tWKQArOiAMw/">Constructions of Cancer in Early Modern England : Ravenous Natures, by Alanna Skuse, (electronic resource)</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.library.eui.eu/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="https://link.library.eui.eu/">European University Institute Library</a></span></span></span></span></div>
Note: Adjust the width and height settings defined in the RDF/HTML code fragment to best match your requirements
Preview
Cite Data - Experimental
Data Citation of the Item Constructions of Cancer in Early Modern England : Ravenous Natures, by Alanna Skuse, (electronic resource)
Copy and paste the following RDF/HTML data fragment to cite this resource
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.library.eui.eu/portal/Constructions-of-Cancer-in-Early-Modern-England-/tWKQArOiAMw/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.library.eui.eu/portal/Constructions-of-Cancer-in-Early-Modern-England-/tWKQArOiAMw/">Constructions of Cancer in Early Modern England : Ravenous Natures, by Alanna Skuse, (electronic resource)</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.library.eui.eu/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="https://link.library.eui.eu/">European University Institute Library</a></span></span></span></span></div>