This volume investigates the early modern understanding of twinship, discussing twins appearing in anatomy tracts, midwifery manuals, monstrous birth broadsides, chapbooks, and early modern drama. The book contextualizes dramatic representations of twinship, investigating contemporary discussions in medical and popular literature and how such dialogues resonate with the twin characters appearing on the early modern stage. It will be of interest to those studying Shakespeare and Renaissance Literature in relation to the History of Emotions, the Body, and the Medical Humanities.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
CONTENTS
List of Figures
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter One: Tragedies: The Duchess of Malfi and The Cruel Brother
Chapter Two: Tragicomedies: The Devil's Law Case, The Twins and The Lovesick Court
Chapter Three: Comedies: Changes: or, Love in a Maze, Patient Grissil, A Chaste Maid in Cheapside, Ignoramus and Senile Odium
Chapter Four: Shakespearean Comedy: The Comedy of Errors and Twelfth Night
Conclusion
Bibliography
