The Reproductive Unconscious in Late Medieval and Early Modern England

by Jennifer Wynne Hellwarth

Drawing together social and medical history and literary studies, The Reproductive Unconscious in Late Medieval and Early Modern England studies the social practices and metaphorical representations of childbirth in medieval and early modern texts and argues for the existence of a reproductive unconscious. Discussing midwifery treatises, obstetrical and gynecological manuals, and devotional texts written for or by women, the author illustrates the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 113898518X
• ISBN13: 9781138985186
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"