Not of Woman Born : Representations of Caesarean Birth in Medieval and Renaissance Culture /

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Examining representations of Caesarean birth in legend and art and tracing its history in medical writing, Renate Blumenfeld-Kosinski addresses the web of religious, ethical, and cultural questions concerning abdominal delivery in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance ...

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Blumenfeld-Kosinski, Renate, 1952- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2019]
Temas:
Cesarean section > Europe > History.
Cesarean section in art.
Medical illustration > History.
Renaissance.
Césarienne > Europe > Histoire.
Illustration médicale > Histoire.
Literary studies: classical, early & medieval.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Medieval.
Cesarean section
Cesarean section in art
Medical illustration
Renaissance
Europe
Literary studies: ancient, classical & medieval
Dictionary
dictionaries.
History
Dictionaries.
Dictionnaires.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Caesarean Birth in Medical Thought
  • 2. Caesarean Birth in the Artistic Imagination
  • 3. The Marginalization of Women in Obstetrics
  • 4. Saintly and Satanic Obstetricians
  • Appendix Creative Etymology: "Caesarean Section" from Pliny to Rousset
  • Annotated List of Illustrations
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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