The body fantastic / Frank Gonzalez-Crussi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

González-Crussí, F., author.

Contributor:

Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human anatomy--History.

Human anatomy.

History.

Human anatomy in literature.

Human body in literature.

Human body--Mythology.

Human body.

Human body--Folklore.

Human body (Philosophy).

Medicine--History.

Medicine.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xi, 269 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2021]

Summary:

"An original view of human corporeality linking myths, legends, and fables with biomedical concepts about some bodily parts"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Valery's Four Bodies Reduced to One Organ: The Uterus

2. To Seize the External World, the Body Fantastic Relies on a Stormtrooper: The Stomach

3. The Invisible Cloud of Symbols and Myths Around the Body Condenses Into Raindrops of Curative Power

4. Hair: Is it a Distillate of Human Essence or a Discardable Refuse?

5. Our Aquatic Past: The Body Fantastic Dreams of a Return to Its Watery Cradle

6. The Body Fantastic Walks on Feet of Double Sign: Pain and Pleasure

7. To the Body Fantastic, Orality Equals Individuality.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

9780262045889

0262045885

OCLC:

1201694386

Publisher Number:

99988375901