The body fantastic / Frank Gonzalez-Crussi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gonzalez-Crussi, F., author.

Series:

The MIT Press

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human anatomy--History.

Human anatomy.

Human anatomy in literature.

Human body in literature.

Human body--Mythology.

Human body.

Human body--Folklore.

Human body (Philosophy).

Medicine--History.

Medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (156 pages)

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:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Foreword by John Banville

Introduction

1 Valéry'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

Index.

Notes:

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

0-262-36569-3

0-262-36568-5

OCLC:

1255632974