The King’s Coral Body: A Natural History of Coral and the Post-Tragic Ecology of The Tempest
ABSTRACT This essay presents a natural history of coral, an animal that was once thought to be a plant that transformed into stone upon exposure to air. According to Ovid, Perseus propagated the first coral when he rested the Medusa’s severed head on a bed of freshly harvested seaweed. When the seaw...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Journal for Early Modern Cultural Studies. - University of Pennsylvania Press. - 14(2014), 1, Seite 115-142 |
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| Sprache: | English |
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Journal for Early Modern Cultural Studies |
| Schlagworte: | Renaissance The Tempest Coral Sea grotto Natural History Ecocriticism Shakespeare Forgiveness Biological sciences Physical sciences mehr... |
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