The prince's body : Vincenzo Gonzaga and Renaissance medicine

"This book is part of the current debate among historians of medicine, cultural studies theorists, gender and sexuality scholars, and literary critics regarding key interrelated preoccupations of the early modern period (or indeed of any period): sexuality, reproduction, beauty, and aging. The...

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Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Finucci, Valeria (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, [2015]
Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel:I Tatti studies in Italian Renaissance history
Schlagworte:Medicine, Medieval Renaissance Medicine Human body Aging Beauty, Personal Human reproduction Rejuvenation Vincenzo Leiblichkeit mehr... Gesundheit Sexualität Körper Altern Medizin Geschichte
Umfang:273 Seiten
Inhaltsangabe:
  • The prince's bodyThe virgin cure : manual exams and early modern surgeons
  • The aesthetic cure : skin disease, noses, and the invention of plastic surgery
  • The comfort cure : managing pain and catarrh at the spa
  • The sexual cure : searching for a Viagra in the New World
  • Epilogue: Unwrapping the body.