Constructions of Cancer in Early Modern England : Ravenous Natures.
Skuse, Alanna.
Constructions of Cancer in Early Modern England : Ravenous Natures. - 1 online resource (228 pages) - Palgrave Studies in Literature, Science and Medicine Ser. . - Palgrave Studies in Literature, Science and Medicine Ser. .
Intro -- 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.
9781137487537
Electronic books.
PN1-PN6790
362.19699/40094
Constructions of Cancer in Early Modern England : Ravenous Natures. - 1 online resource (228 pages) - Palgrave Studies in Literature, Science and Medicine Ser. . - Palgrave Studies in Literature, Science and Medicine Ser. .
Intro -- 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.
9781137487537
Electronic books.
PN1-PN6790
362.19699/40094