Menstruation and the Female Body in Early Modern England (e-bog) af Read, S.
Read, S. (forfatter)

Menstruation and the Female Body in Early Modern England e-bog

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In early modern English medicine, the balance of fluids in the body was seen as key to health. Menstruation was widely believed to regulate blood levels in the body and so was extensively discussed in medical texts. Sara Read examines all forms of literature, from plays and poems, to life-writing, and compares these texts with the medical theories.
E-bog 1021,49 DKK
Forfattere Read, S. (forfatter)
Udgivet 31 oktober 2013
Genrer 1DD
Sprog English
Format pdf
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9781137355034
In early modern English medicine, the balance of fluids in the body was seen as key to health. Menstruation was widely believed to regulate blood levels in the body and so was extensively discussed in medical texts. Sara Read examines all forms of literature, from plays and poems, to life-writing, and compares these texts with the medical theories.