Drugs and Theater in Early Modern England

Drugs and Theater in Early Modern England
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 222
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ISBN-10 : 9780199270835
ISBN-13 : 019927083X
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Book Synopsis Drugs and Theater in Early Modern England by : Tanya Pollard

Download or read book Drugs and Theater in Early Modern England written by Tanya Pollard and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2005 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Draws upon both medical and literary research to show the preoccupation of Shakespeare and his contemporaries with drugs and poisons in their dramas.

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