Humoral Wombs on the Shakespearean Stage

by Amy Kenny

This book explores how the humoral womb was evoked, enacted, and embodied on the Shakespearean stage by considering the intersection of performance studies and humoral theory. Galenic naturalism applied the four humors--yellow bile, black bile, phlegm, and blood--to delineate women as porous, polluting, and susceptible to their environment. This book draws on early modern medical texts to provocatively demonstrate how Shakespeare's canon offers...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030052001
• ISBN13: 9783030052003
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"