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Record Nr.

UNINA9910466023603321

Autore

Nunn Hillary M. <1968-, >

Titolo

Staging anatomies : dissection and spectacle in early Stuart tragedy / / Hillary M. Nunn

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-138-26426-1

1-315-24252-4

1-351-89830-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (242 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Literary and Scientific Cultures of Early Modernity

Disciplina

822.4093561

Soggetti

English drama - 17th century - History and criticism

Human body in literature

English drama (Tragedy) - History and criticism

Human dissection - History - 17th century

City and town life in literature

Spectacular, The, in literature

Violence in literature

Electronic books.

London (England) In literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2005 by Ashgate Publishing.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

ch. 1. The life of the city : bodies and boundaries in early Stuart London -- ch. 2. The dead in action : the uses of lifeless flesh on the early Stuart stage -- ch. 3. Lethal passivity : perspective, painting, and the staging of female bodies -- ch. 4. Believing your eyes : witnessing, blindings, and staged violence.