The Surgeon in Medieval English Literature

Citrome, J.

Jeremy Citrome employs the language of contemporary psychoanalysis to explain how surgical metaphors became an important tool of ecclesiastical power in the wake of the Fourth Lateran Council of 1215. Pastoral, theological, recreational, and medical writings are among the texts discussed in this wide-ranging study.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2007-06-05

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781403968463

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-137-09681-4

Dimensions: 216.0cm x140.0cm

Pages: 191.0