Constructions of Cancer in Early Modern England: Ravenous Natures

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Palgrave Macmillan UK, Oct 28, 2015 - Literary Criticism - 219 pages

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This book takes the first in-depth look at how people thought about, diagnosed and treated cancer in the early modern period, examining imaginative literature, medical texts and personal accounts.

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About the author (2015)

Alanna Skuse is a scholar of early modern literature and history, who has lectured at the Universities of Bristol and Exeter, UK. She has previously published on early modern treatments for cancer and on the uses of 'canker' in Shakespeare's Sonnets.

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TitleConstructions of Cancer in Early Modern England: Ravenous Natures
Palgrave Studies in Literature, Science and Medicine
AuthorAlanna Skuse
Editionillustrated
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK, 2015
ISBN1137569190, 9781137569196
Length219 pages
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History / Europe / General
History / General
History / Modern / General
Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / Historical & Comparative
Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Literary Criticism / European / General
Literary Criticism / General
Literary Criticism / Modern / General
Science / History
  
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