Medicinal Cannibalism in Early Modern English Literature and CultureThe human body, traded, fragmented and ingested is at the centre of Medicinal Cannibalism in Early Modern English Literature and Culture , which explores the connections between early modern literary representations of the eaten body and the medical consumption of corpses. |
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Medicinal Cannibalism in Early Modern English Literature and Culture L. Noble No preview available - 2011 |
Medicinal Cannibalism in Early Modern English Literature and Culture L. Noble No preview available - 2011 |
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