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Hermaphrodites in Renaissance Europe - Women and Gender in the Early Modern World Kathleen P. Long New edition
Hermaphrodites in Renaissance Europe - Women and Gender in the Early Modern World
Kathleen P. Long
Kathleen Long analyzes works from a range of disciplines and domains, medical, alchemical, philosophical, poetic, and political, to explore the reasons for the centrality of the hermaphrodite in early modern European thought. She explores the significance of this figure for the elaboration of notions of gender, national, racial, and religious identity.
268 pages, 8 b&w illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | May 26, 2006 |
| ISBN13 | 9780754656098 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Pages | 280 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 20 mm · 521 g |
| Language | English |
| Series Editor | Poska, Professor Allyson M. |
| Series Editor | Zanger, Professor Abby |