Pathologies of love : medicine and the woman question in early modern France /

Kem, Judy,

Pathologies of love : medicine and the woman question in early modern France / Judy Kem. - Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, (c)2019. - 1 online resource (xiv, 287 pages) - Women and gender in the early modern world .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Cover; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Love or Seduction?; 2. From Physical to Spiritual Love; 3. Platonic Love, Marriage, and Infertility; 4. Love and Death; 5. Fatal Lovesickness; Conclusion; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About Judy Kem; Series List

"Judy Kem looks at the writings of Christine de Pizan, Jean Molinet, Symphorien Champier, Jean Lemaire de Belges, and Marguerite de Navarre, examining the role of received medical ideas in the Querelle des femmes"--



9781496216878 9781496216854

2019015610


Women--History--France--Renaissance, 1450-1600.
Women--Health and hygiene--History--France--16th century.
Sex differences--History--16th century.
Sex differences in literature--History--16th century.
Sex role--History--France--16th century.
Sex role in literature--History--16th century.
Medicine--Philosophy--History--16th century.


Electronic Books.

HQ1149 / .P384 2019