Scurvy.

"Scurvy, a disease often associated with long stretches of maritime travel, generated sensations exceeding the standard of what was normal. Eyes dazzled, skin was morbidly sensitive, emotions veered between disgust and delight. In this book, Jonathan Lamb presents an intellectual history of scu...

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Библиографические подробности
Главный автор: Lamb, Jonathan, 1945-
Формат: Licensed eBooks
Язык:английский
Опубликовано: Princeton University Press 2016.
Online-ссылка:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt21c4vc3
Оглавление:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; List of Illustrations ; Acknowledgments ; Abbreviations ; PROLEGOMENA ; 1. ENIGMA ; 2. EFFLUVIA ; 3. NOSTALGIA ; 4. AUSTRALIA ; 5. GENERA MIXTA ; CODA ; Bibliography ; Index.