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Constructions of Cancer in Early Modern England

Constructions of Cancer in Early Modern England

Alanna Skuse

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Springer Nature B.V.
Año de edición:
2015
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Literatura: historia y crítica
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9781137487520

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This book is open access under a CC-BY licence.This book takes the first in-depth look at how people thought about, diagnosed and treated cancer in the early modern period, examining imaginative literature, medical texts and personal accounts.

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