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<b>An examination of the ways in which late medieval lyric poetry can be seen to engage with contemporary medical theory.</b><br> <br> This book argues that late medieval love poets, from Petrarch to Machaut and Charles d'Orléans, exploit scientific models as a broad framework within which to redefine the limits of the lyric subject and his body. Just as humoraltheory depends upon principles of likes and contraries in order to heal, poetry makes possible a parallel therapeutic system in which ve

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Author

Julie Singer

Publisher

D. S. Brewer

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9781846157813

Category

literary studies

Subjects

History, Medical, Literary Fiction

Updated

2026-03-25