Medicine and the seven deadly sins in late medieval literature and culture / Virginia Langum

Author: Langum, Virginia
Published: [New York] : Palgrave Macmillan, [2016]
Copyright Date: ©2016
Physical Description: viii, 236 pages ; 22 cm.

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New Middle Ages

Contents

Acknowledgments; Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction; Concepts and Terms; Medieval; Medicine; The Seven Deadly Sins; Literature and Culture; Outline; Notes; Chapter 2: Medicine, Sin, and Language; Medicine as Metaphor; Medicine as Metonymy; Medicine as Material; Metaphor as Medicine; Notes; Chapter 3: Pride; Metaphorical Pride; Metonymic Pride; Material Pride; Notes; Chapter 4: Envy; Metaphorical Envy; Metonymic Envy; Material Envy; Notes; Chapter 5: Wrath; Metaphorical Wrath; Metonymic Wrath; Material Wrath; Notes; Chapter 6: Avarice; Metaphorical Avarice; Metonymic Avarice; Material Avarice and NotesChapter 7: Sloth; Metaphorical Sloth; Metonymic Sloth; Material Sloth; Notes; Chapter 8: Gluttony; Metaphorical Gluttony; Metonymic Gluttony; Material Gluttony; Notes; Chapter 9: Lechery; Metaphorical Lechery; Metonymic Lechery; Material Lechery; Notes; Chapter 10: Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

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9781137465580
1137465581
9781137449900 (eBook)
113744990X (eBook)
9781349690862
1349690864

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 201- 225) and index.

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