Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Narrating Medicine in Middle English Poetry

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Narrating Medicine in Middle English Poetry
Zoom
 
SCROLL DOWN
TO EXPLORE MORE
 

Price: £28.99

Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

 

Description: Exploring medical writing in England in the 100+ years after the advent of the 'Great Mortality", this book examines the storytelling practices of poets, patients, and physicians in the midst of a medieval public health crisis and demonstrates how literary narratives enable us to see a kinship between poetry and the healing arts. Looking at how we can learn to diagnose a text as if we were diagnosing a body, Salisbury provides new insights into how we can recuperate the voices of those afflicted by illness in medieval texts when we have no direct testimony. She considers how we interpret stories told by patients in narratives mediated by others, ways that women factor into the shaping of a medical canon, how medical writing intersects with religious belief and memorial practices governed by the Church, and ways that regimens of health benefit a population in the throes of an epidemic. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Narrating Medicine in Middle English Poetry - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk

 

Category: Books

Merchant: Waterstones

Product ID: 9781350249837

Delivery cost: 0.00

ISBN: 9781350249837

 
Waterstones logo
 

My website utilises affiliate links when you click my 'Get the best deal now' buttons. If you buy something through one of these links, I may earn a little commission, at no extra cost to you.

 

I have relationships with many of the top online retailers (purchasing, shipping and returns will be handled directly by them) which enables me to offer the best deal online for the Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Narrating Medicine in Middle English Poetry and many other similar products - which will appear below, to enhance your online shopping experience.

 

For even more great deals on Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Books, click the link.

 

Similar Products

  • Oxford University Press How to Read Middle English Poetry

    Price: £20.00

    Brand: Oxford University Press

     

    Description: How to Read Middle English Poetry guides readers through poetry between 1150 and 1500, for study and pleasure. Chapters give down-to-earth advice on enjoying and analyzing each aspect of verse, from the choice of single words, through syntax, metre, rhyme, and stanza-design, up to the play of larger forms across whole poems. How to Read Middle English Poetry covers major figures | ??such as Chaucer, Langland, the Pearl Poet, and Robert Henryson | ??but also delves into exciting anonymous lyrics, romances, and drama. It shows, too, how some modern poets have drawn on earlier poems, and how Middle English and early Scots provide crucial standpoints from which to think through present-day writing. Contextual sections discuss how poetry was heard aloud, introduce manuscripts and editing, and lay out Middle English poetry's ties to other tongues, including French, Welsh, and Latin. Critical terms are highlighted and explained both in the main text and in a full indexed glossary, while the uses of key tools such as the Middle English Dictionary are described and modeled. References to accessible editions and electronic resources mean that the book needs no accompanying anthology. At once thorough, wide-ranging, and practical, How to Read Middle English Poetry is indispensable for students exploring Middle English or early Scots, and for anyone curious about the heart of poetry's history.

    Category: Books

    Delivery cost: 2.99

    ISBN: 9780198895244

     
    Waterstones logo

    Merchant: Waterstones

    Product ID: 9780198895244

     
  • Edinburgh University Press An Introduction to Middle English

    Price: £19.99

    Brand: Edinburgh University Press

     

    Description: An Introduction to Middle English is designed to provide undergraduate students of English historical linguistics with a concise description of the language during the period 1100-1500. Middle English, the language of Chaucer, is discussed in relation to both earlier and later stages in the history of English, and in relation to other languages with which it came into contact. Features: * the historical and geographical contexts of Middle English * the evidence for Middle English * the principal features of Middle English spelling, pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary * an introduction to Middle English textual studies * selected Middle English texts, both literary and non-literary * notes, glossaries and annotated bibliographies * questions for review Most other introductory books on Middle English focus on literary rather than linguistic matters; this book is designed to redress the balance, by providing students of English language with an up-to-date, authoritative survey which takes account of recent trends in historical linguistics.

    Category: Books

    Delivery cost: 2.99

    ISBN: 9780748614813

     
    Waterstones logo

    Merchant: Waterstones

    Product ID: 9780748614813

     
  • Lovereading Medicine in the Middle Ages

    Price: £17.99

    Brand: Lovereading

     

    Description: Medicine in the Middle Ages. Hardback. By Juliana Cummings.

    Category: Books

     
    LoveReading logo

    Merchant: LoveReading

    Product ID: 9781526779342

     
  • John Wiley and Sons Ltd A Book of Middle English

    Price: £37.95

    Brand: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

     

    Description: The fourth edition of this essential Middle English textbook introduces students to the wide range of literature written in England between 1150 and 1400. Beginning with an extensive overview of middle English history, grammar, syntax, and pronunciation, the book goes on to examine key middle English texts | ?? including a new extract from Julian of Norwich's Revelation of Divine Love | ?? with helpful notes to direct students to key points within the text. Keeping in mind adopter feedback, this new edition includes a new model translation section with a student workbook and model exercise for classroom use. This new chapter will include sections on 'false friend' words, untranslatable idioms and notes on translating both poetry and prose. The text and references will be fully updated throughout and a foreword dedicated to the late J. A. Burrow will be included. John Wiley and Sons Ltd A Book of Middle English - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk

    Category: Books

    Delivery cost: 0.00

    ISBN: 9781119619277

     
    Waterstones logo

    Merchant: Waterstones

    Product ID: 9781119619277

     
  • Cambridge University Press Professional English in Use Medicine

    Price: £31.76

    Brand: Cambridge University Press

     
    4.7 out of 5 stars

    244 ratings

     

    Description: Professional English in Use Medicine contains 60 units covering a wide variety of medical vocabulary. Topics include diseases and symptoms, investigations, treatment, examining and prevention. The book also introduces general medical vocabulary related to parts and functions of the body, medical and para-medical personnel, education and training, research, and presentations. Professional English in Use Medicine has been carefully researched using the Institute for Applied Language Studies medical corpus and is a must for teachers of medical English and for medical practitioners who need to use English at work, either in their own country or abroad.

    Category: Books

    Delivery cost: 0.00

    ISBN: 9780521682015

     
    Waterstones logo

    Merchant: Waterstones

    Product ID: 9780521682015

     
  • John Wiley and Sons Ltd Old and Middle English c.890-c.1450

    Price: £36.95

    Brand: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

     

    Description: Spanning almost seven centuries, this anthology encapsulates the foundation and consolidation of literature written in English, culminating in some of the finest works produced in English in the high Middle Ages. New edition of this widely-used anthology of Old and Middle English literature Now extended to include newly-edited versions of Old English Wonders of the East, of Poema Morale, extracts from Julian of Norwich and Margery Kempe Full translations are offered for the Old and earlier Middle English material, along with marginal glosses for the later texts A general introduction gives an outline of key works and the historical context in which they are written. John Wiley and Sons Ltd Old and Middle English c.890-c.1450 - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk

    Category: Books

    Delivery cost: 0.00

    ISBN: 9781405181204

     
    Waterstones logo

    Merchant: Waterstones

    Product ID: 9781405181204

     
  • Taylor & Francis Ltd Poetry: The Basics

    Price: £19.99

    Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd

     

    Description: Now in its third edition Poetry: The Basics remains an engaging exploration of the world of poetry. Drawing on examples ranging from Chaucer to children's rhymes, Cole Porter to Carol Ann Duffy, and from around the English-speaking world, it shows how any reader can understand and gain more pleasure from poetry. Exploring poetry's relationship to everyday language and introducing major genres and technical aspects in an accessible way, it is a clear introduction to how different types of poetry work through the study of details and of whole poems. With a revised chapter on the different practices and ideas in the writing of poetry now, including sections on film poetry and digital poetics, this is a must read for all students of English Literature.

    Category: Books

    Delivery cost: 2.99

    ISBN: 9781138823365

     
    Waterstones logo

    Merchant: Waterstones

    Product ID: 9781138823365

     
  • Lovereading English Renaissance Poetry

    Price: £16.19

    Brand: Lovereading

     

    Description: English Renaissance Poetry. Paperback. By John Williams, Robert Pinsky.

    Category: Books

     
    LoveReading logo

    Merchant: LoveReading

    Product ID: 9781590179772

     
  • Bodleian Library Revolting Remedies from the Middle Ages

    Price: £9.99

    Brand: Bodleian Library

     

    Description: For a zitty face. Take urine eight days old and heat it over the fire; wash your face with it morning and night. In late medieval England, ordinary people, apothecaries and physicians gathered up practical medical tips for everyday use. While some were sensible herbal cures, many were weird and wonderful. This book selects some of the most revolting or remarkable remedies from medieval manuscripts in the Bodleian Library in Oxford. There are embarrassing ailments and painful procedures, icky ingredients and bizarre beliefs. The would-be doctors seem oblivious to pain, and any animal, vegetable or mineral, let alone bodily fluid, can be ground up, smeared on or inserted for medical benefit. Similar ingredients are used in 'recipes' for how to make yourself invisible, how to make a woman love you, how to stop dogs from barking at you and how to make freckles disappear. Written in the down-to-earth speech of the time, these remedies often blur the distinction between medicine and magic. They also give a humorous insight into the strange ideas, ingenuity and bravery of men and women in the Middle Ages, and a glimpse of the often gruesome history of medicine through time. The remedies have been collected and transcribed from fifteenth-century manuscripts by students at the University of Oxford. Modern English translations, for easier reading, are given alongside the original Middle English. Bodleian Library Revolting Remedies from the Middle Ages - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk

    Category: Books

    Delivery cost: 2.99

    ISBN: 9781851244768

     
    Waterstones logo

    Merchant: Waterstones

    Product ID: 9781851244768

     
  • Lovereading An Introduction to English Poetry

    Price: £8.99

    Brand: Lovereading

     

    Description: An Introduction to English Poetry. Paperback. By James Fenton.

    Category: Books

     
    LoveReading logo

    Merchant: LoveReading

    Product ID: 9780141004396