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...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal for Early Modern Cultural Studies. - University of Pennsylvania Press. - 14(2014), 1, Seite 115-142
1. Verfasser:	Kelley, Shannon (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	2014
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... Behavioral sciences Arts Economics


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